document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=449558>Question 449558</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Alex cuts a 36 inch piece of wire into 2 pieces. Each piece will be bent into a square. The area of the larger square will be four times the area of the smaller square. What will be the area of the smaller square? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #309253 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rwm><B>rwm(914)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rwm><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=309253\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a/4*a/4=4*(b/4*b/4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2/16=b^2/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4a^2=16b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2=4b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=2b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=-2b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we reject any solutions that are negative.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+b=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b+b=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=36-b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=24\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "a=24 b=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "each side of the 24 inch wire will be 6 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6*6=36 in^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "each side of the 12 in wire will be 3 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*3=9 in^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 is 4 times 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ok\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );