SOLUTION: a square has the same number of feet in its perimeter as there are square feet in its area. how long is a side?

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Question 404017: a square has the same number of feet in its perimeter as there are square feet in its area. how long is a side?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let s be the side length. Then numerically,

4s+=+s%5E2 --> s%5E2+-+4s+=+0 --> s = 0 or s = 4. However, s = 0 produces a degenerate square, so we go with s = 4.