SOLUTION: Please help!! Each side of a SQUARE has a length of x units. The perimeter of the square is 4x units and its area is x squared units. What value of x will make the area greater tha

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Question 508749: Please help!! Each side of a SQUARE has a length of x units. The perimeter of the square is 4x units and its area is x squared units. What value of x will make the area greater than the perimeter? Show work to prove your answer.
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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A+=+x%5E2%5D%5D%5D+and...%0D%0A%7B%7B%7BP+=+4x You want...
A+%3E+P so...
x%5E2+%3E+4x Divide both sides by x.
x+%3E+4
So x must be greater than 4 in order for the area to be larger than the perimeter.