SOLUTION: A piece of wire is cut and 2 squares are formed. The total are of both squares is 65 cm2. What’s the perimeter of each square?

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Question 1192930: A piece of wire is cut and 2 squares are formed. The total are of both squares is 65 cm2. What’s the perimeter of each square?
Found 3 solutions by Alan3354, MathTherapy, ikleyn:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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A piece of wire is cut and 2 squares are formed. The total are of both squares is 65 cm2. What’s the perimeter of each square?
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If the areas are equal:
Area of each square = 32.5 sq cms
Each side is sqrt(32.5) cms
Perimeter = 4*sqrt(32.5) cms
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If they're not equal, then an infinite # of solutions are possible.


Answer by MathTherapy(10549) About Me  (Show Source):
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A piece of wire is cut and 2 squares are formed. The total are of both squares is 65 cm2. What’s the perimeter of each square?
With one of the square's area being A,

Answer by ikleyn(52754) About Me  (Show Source):
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Do not make illusions: this problem, as it is worded in the post, is posed INCORRECTLY.


Good only to throw it to the closest garbage bin.