document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=133123>Question 133123</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A piece of copper tubing 60 inches long is cut into two unequal pieces.  Each piece is formed into a square frame.  If the total area of the two frames are 117 square inches, what is the length of each piece of tubing?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #97362 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=97362\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given: 60 inches of pipe. cut into to pieces. Formed into 2 squares with a total area of 117 sq inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the first piece be A. Then the second piece = (60-A)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To form a square with perimeter of A, each side must be A/4. So the area of that square is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5E2%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5E2%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Likewise, the area of the other frame is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2860-A%29%2F4%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2860-A%29%2F4%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283600+-120A+%2BA%5E2%29%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283600+-120A+%2BA%5E2%29%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of the two areas is 117<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=117+=+%28A%5E2%2F16%29+%2B+%283600+-120A+%2BA%5E2%29%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"117+=+%28A%5E2%2F16%29+%2B+%283600+-120A+%2BA%5E2%29%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0+=+A%5E2+-60A+%2B+864 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0+=+A%5E2+-60A+%2B+864\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >    factor or use quadratic equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+0+=+%28A+-24%29%28A+-+36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+0+=+%28A+-24%29%28A+-+36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So A is 24 and the other piece is 36. </SPAN>\n" );
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