document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=443941>Question 443941</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm not sure if I belong here or not. To me, my problem seems like a geometry problem even though we're not studying that right now. Either way I can't figure it out. Would someone be willing to help me please? The problem is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A square has an area of 16x^2+56x+49. Find the length of the side. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make a sketch of the square.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #306154 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chriswen><B>chriswen(106)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chriswen><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=306154\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 16x^2+56x+49   sub into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%2Bb%29%5E2=a%5E2%2B2ab%2Bb%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%2Bb%29%5E2=a%5E2%2B2ab%2Bb%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4x)^2+(2)*(4)*(7)+(7)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(4x+7)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So therefore the square is (4x+7)*(4x+7).  So therefore one side of the square is 4x+7.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'll try to make a sketch. (dots are filler)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "....4x + 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x[16x^2[..28x..[<BR>\n" );
document.write( ". .[____[____[<BR>\n" );
document.write( ". .[ ..28x..[ ..49..[<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+7[____[____[\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Does that make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is supposed to be a square, divided into four sections.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Both sides are 4x+7.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you add up the area inside, you'll get what was in the question.  I got the area in the subdivisions by l*w. 4x*4x=16x^2 ... 4x*7=28 ... 7*7=49\r<BR>\n" );
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