SOLUTION: suppose that the area of a square is six times its perimeter find the length of a side of the square

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Question 495409: suppose that the area of a square is six times its perimeter find the length of a side of the square
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the area of a square is A=a%5E2

its perimeter P=4a
A=6P
a%5E2=6%2A4a
a%5E2=24a
a%5Ecross%282%29=24cross%28a%29
highlight%28a=24%29
check:
A=a%5E2
A=576
P=4a
P=4%2A24
P=96
the area of a square is six times its perimeter

A=6P

A=6%2A96
A=576