SOLUTION: What are the dimensions of a square whose area is 36x^2

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Question 1089762: What are the dimensions of a square whose area is 36x^2
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, ikleyn:
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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a square whose area is 36x%5E2:
side will be sqrt%2836x%5E2%29=6x

the dimensions of a square are 6x by 6x

Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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The dimensions of the square are 6*|x|.

Did you notice the absolute value sign at x ?

It is important in this problem, since in the condition "x" might be negative.