SOLUTION: The area of a square is numerically 77 more than the perimeter. Find the length of the side

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Question 751318: The area of a square is numerically 77 more than the perimeter. Find the length of the side
Answer by reviewermath(1029) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = length of each side of a square
area = x%5E2
perimeter = 4x
x%5E2+=+77+%2B+4x
x%5E2+-+4x+-+77+=+0
%28x+-+11%29%28x+%2B+7%29+=+0
x = 11. disregard the negative root
The length of each side is highlight%2811%29.