document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1151517>Question 1151517</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "if the side of square is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and a square piece of paper is folded in half to make a rectangle, that rectangle will have sides <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the perimeter of the rectangle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=34.5cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"34.5cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28a%2Ba%2F2%29=34.5cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28a%2Ba%2F2%29=34.5cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%283a%2F2%29=34.5cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%283a%2F2%29=34.5cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a=34.5cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a=34.5cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=34.5cm%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=34.5cm%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28a=11.5cm%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28a=11.5cm%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=>the side length of the square piece of paper \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check rectangle:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "one side is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=11.5cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=11.5cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the other side is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2F2=11.5cm%2F2=5.75cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2F2=11.5cm%2F2=5.75cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28a%2Ba%2F2%29=34.5cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28a%2Ba%2F2%29=34.5cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2811.5cm%2B5.75cm%29=34.5cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2811.5cm%2B5.75cm%29=34.5cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2817.25cm%29=34.5cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2817.25cm%29=34.5cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=34.5cm=34.5cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"34.5cm=34.5cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which confirms our answer<BR>\n" );
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