SOLUTION: The area of a square is 5 more than its perimeter. find the length of a side ? how would i solve this

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Question 458488: The area of a square is 5 more than its perimeter. find the length of a side ? how would i solve this
Found 2 solutions by Gogonati, richard1234:
Answer by Gogonati(855) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since the area and perimeter are different quantities, this problem in my opinion is undefined.

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the area of the square is *numerically* five more than its perimeter, then we would say that





(discard the negative solution -1).