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    Mar 23, 2010, 07:24 PM
    Suppose the half of a piece of wire is bent to construct a perfect square.
    Suppose that half a piece of wire is bent to construct a perfect square. Express the area of the square as a function of the length of the original piece of wire.
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    Mar 23, 2010, 08:55 PM

    Let the side of the square measure X.
    The area is X^2.
    The perimiter of the square is 4X
    and the length of the original piece of wire is 8X.
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    Mar 24, 2010, 07:48 AM

    Um... sas857, can you post the answer that you think is good now? It'll tell us whether you understood or not.
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