document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=792712>Question 792712</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with my Geometry assignment.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A piece of wire is enclosed in a shape of a square whose area is 169 sq cm. it is then reshaped to enclose a rectangle whose length is 15 cm. find the area of the rectangle in square inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Square DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = 169 sq cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each side = sqrt(169) = 13 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter = 4*13 = 52 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rectangle DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter = 52 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 2(length + width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52 = 2(15 + w)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26 = 15+w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 11 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of the Rectangle:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = length * width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = 15*11 = 165 cm^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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