document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1053196>Question 1053196</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The square has the following side lengths 2x+6 inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the length of one side of this square?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " I got 12 inches but my teacher said that was wrong. She said the answer is x=10, each side =2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I would like to see the steps so I can figure out how to get that answer and where I went wrong. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #668421 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=668421\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the square has sides lengths of 2x + 6 and 3x + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since it's a square, the sides all have to be equal.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means that 2x + 6 = 3x + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 2x from both sides of this equation and subtract 4 from both sides of this equation to get 2 = x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "flip sides to get x = 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x = 2, 2x + 6 = 10 and 3x + 4 = 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the length of each side is equal to 10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "she must have told you that the length of each side is equal to 10 and that x = 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i don't know how you got that each side is equal to 12 inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check what you did and where you might have gone wrong.\r<BR>\n" );
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