document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=622433>Question 622433</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A Piece of wire 76 cm long is cut into two pieces, each bent to make a square. The of a side of one square is to be 3cm longer than the length of a side of the other. How should the wire be cut? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #391389 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=matineesuxxx><B>matineesuxxx(27)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=matineesuxxx><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=391389\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> so the side of one square will be x and the length of the other square is going to be x+3, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now we know the total perimeter is going to add up to 76cm, and the formula for perimeter of a square is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=4L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=4L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so for total perimeter is going to be the perimeter of the two squares ass, hence,<BR>\n" );
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