document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=592145>Question 592145</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> perimeter of a square is numerically greater than its area by 4. find its diagonal.                                            </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let s = the length of a side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The perimeter = 4s and the area = s^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given: perimeter is 4 more than the area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4s = s^2 + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for s:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s^2 - 4s + 4 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(s-2)(s-2) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This gives s = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The diagonal is s*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Asqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Asqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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