document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=66607>Question 66607</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to find the area of a square with all sides = sqrt of 3 plus sqrt of 5. What I mean is that the square has four equal sides measure sqrt of 3 + sqrt of 5. I am having a tough time with this one. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PS  I just asked another question on radicals 5 minutes ago and I cannot open the solution to the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope someone can help me. Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #47261 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=47261\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to find the area of a square with all sides = sqrt of 3 plus sqrt of 5. What I mean is that the square has four equal sides measure sqrt of 3 + sqrt of 5. I am having a tough time with this one. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a square (A) equals S^2  where S is the length of one side:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A=(sqrt3+sqrt5)^2 and this equals (multiplying it out):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(sqrt3)(sqrt3)+(sqrt3)(sqrt5)+(sqrt3)(sqrt5)+(sqrt5)(sqrt5) and we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NOTE 1:  (sqrt3)(sqrt3)=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOTE 2:  (sqrt3)(sqrt5)=sqrt(15)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOTE 3:  (sqrt5)(sqrt5)=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Putting it all together, we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3+2sqrt(15)+5 and this equals:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8+2sqrt(15)=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=2(4+sqrt(15))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A=15.7459 sq units\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ck by using a calculator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps-----ptaylor\r<BR>\n" );
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