document.write( "Question 1151517: A square piece of paper is folded in half to make a rectangle. The perimeter of the rectangle is 34.5cm. What is the side length of the square piece of paper? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x be the side length of the square piece of paper.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the folded piece of paper has the side lengths x , x/2, x and x/2,  so its perimeter is\r\n" );
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document.write( "     +  +  +  = 34.5,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3x               = 34.5,\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x               = 34.5/3 = 11.5 cm.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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