document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=703252>Question 703252</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A garden that is squared shaped has a perimeter of 164 inches. What is measure of a side?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #433426 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><B>Simnepi(216)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Simnepi><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=433426\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> area is length multiplied by width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "because the garden is square the length and width are the same.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the length of one side be called x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we can say that the area = x times x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=area=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"area=x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2=164 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2=164\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "to find x we need to find a number which, when squared(multiplied by itself) = 164<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to 'undo' the square we take the square root.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(there is a button on most calculators which does this)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the length of one side is 12.81 inches (to 1 decimal place)<BR>\n" );
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