document.write( "Question 889432: a piece of wire 44 m long is cut into two parts and each part is bent to form a square. if the total area of two squares is 65cm^2.find the perimeter of two squares? \n" ); document.write( "
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a piece of wire 44 m long is cut into two parts and each part is bent to form a square.
\n" ); document.write( " if the total area of two squares is 65cm^2,
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = the side of 1 square
\n" ); document.write( "Let y = the side of the other square
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\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + y^2 = 65
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "4x + 4y = 44
\n" ); document.write( "Simplify, divide by 4
\n" ); document.write( "x + y = 11
\n" ); document.write( "y = (11-x)
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\n" ); document.write( "In the area equation, replace y with (11-x)
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + (11-x)^2 = 65
\n" ); document.write( "FOIL (11-x)(11-x)
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 121 - 22x + x^2 = 65
\n" ); document.write( "Arrange to form a quadratic equation
\n" ); document.write( "2x^2 - 22x + 121 - 65 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "2x^2 - 22x + 56 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "simplify, divide by 2
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 11x + 28 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "Factors to
\n" ); document.write( "(x-7)(x-4) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "x = 7, then y = 4
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "x = 4, then y = 7
\n" ); document.write( "\"find the perimeter of two squares?\"
\n" ); document.write( "4(4) = 16 m one square
\n" ); document.write( "4(7) = 28 m the other square
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\n" ); document.write( "See if this checks out, find the total area: 4^2 + 7^2 = 65 sq/m \n" ); document.write( "
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