document.write( "Question 686464: The perimeter of a square rug is 56 feet. What is its area? \n" ); document.write( "

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The perimeter of a square is 4*s = P, where s represents a side of the square, and P represents the perimeter. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, to find the length of each side of this rug, set up the equation as such:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4s = 56\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then, divide both sides of the equation by 4:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"4s%2F4=56%2F4\"$ =\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "s = 14\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, each side of the rug is 14 feet.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The area of a square is s x s = A, or $\"s%5E2=A\"$ ,where s represents the side and A represents the area.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, to find the area of this rug, just multiply side by itself:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "14 x 14 = 196\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, the area of the rug is 196 square feet.\r
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