document.write( "Question 119034: the perimeter of a square is 12x^2-8x+4. find the length of one side \n" ); document.write( "
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Perimeter of a square: \"P=4S\" where S is the side length\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12x%5E2-8x%2B4=4S\" Plug in \"P=12x%5E2-8x%2B4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2812x%5E2-8x%2B4%29%2F4=cross%284%2F4%29S\" Divide both sides by 4 to isolate and solve for S\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2812x%5E2%29%2F4-%288x%29%2F4%2B%284%29%2F4=S\" Simplify and break up the fraction\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%5E2-2x%2B1=S\" Divide\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the length of one side is \"S=3x%5E2-2x%2B1\"
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