document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1037978>Question 1037978</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A piece of wire of length 1meter is cut into two parts and each part is bent to form a square. If the total area of the two square is 325cm^2, find the perimeter of each square.<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 #652654 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=652654\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and x and y are each separate perimeters of the two squares.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2F4%29%5E2%2B%28y%2F4%29%5E2=325 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2F4%29%5E2%2B%28y%2F4%29%5E2=325\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, to account for the total resulting area formed.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CAREFUL.  The original wire is 1 METER, but the resulting two squares area is 325 SQUARE CENTIMETERS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Change the original first equation this way to correct for this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28x%2By=100%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28x%2By=100%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, to account for the original uncut length in CENTIMETERS.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The rest is just arithmetic or algebra steps.  Solve this system, lengths being in centimeters:   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28x%2By=100%2Cx%5E2%2By%5E2=5200%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28x%2By=100%2Cx%5E2%2By%5E2=5200%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Say if you have trouble solving the system. </SPAN>\n" );
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