document.write( "Question 552964: A Piece of wire of length 84cm is cut into two parts. Each part is then bent to form a square. It is found that the combined area of two squares is 281Sq.cm. Find the sides of the squares. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #360582 by JBarnum(2146) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "first thing i would do is split the wire to where your 4 sides of that square have whole numbers
\n" ); document.write( "my first guess split is 60+24
\n" ); document.write( " $\"60%2F4=15\"$ since thers 4 sides you divide the peremeter by 4
\n" ); document.write( " $\"15%2A15=225\"$ cm area is length times width
\n" ); document.write( " $\"24%2F4=6\"$ same procedure
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6%2A6=36\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"225%2B36=261\"$ add the to areas together
\n" ); document.write( "its not 281 but i was close lets try again
\n" ); document.write( "40+44
\n" ); document.write( "40/4=10
\n" ); document.write( "10*10=100
\n" ); document.write( "44/4=11
\n" ); document.write( "11*11=121
\n" ); document.write( "100+121=221
\n" ); document.write( "nope
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\n" ); document.write( "68+16=84
\n" ); document.write( "68/4=17
\n" ); document.write( "17*17=289
\n" ); document.write( "nope already to high
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"64%2B20=84\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"64%2F4=16\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"16%2A16=256\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"20%2F4=5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5%2A5=25\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"256%2B25=281\"$
\n" ); document.write( "woohoo got it \n" ); document.write( "

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