document.write( "Question 1085130: A square steel bar is equal in area to a 5\" diameter steel rod. Determine side of the square.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #699167 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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I read this as \" the cross section area of a
\n" ); document.write( "square rod equals the cross section area of a round rod\"
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+s+\" = a side of the square cross section
\n" ); document.write( "The cross section area of the round rod is:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A+=+pi%2Ar%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+r+=+5%2F2+\" in
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A+=+pi%2A%285%2F2%29%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A+=+%2825%2F4%29%2Api+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now I can say:
\n" ); document.write( "[ area of square ] = [ area of circle ]
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s%5E2+=+%2825%2F4%29%2Api+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+%285%2F2%29%2Api+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+7.854+\" in\r
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