Madelyn cut a 60-inch pipe cleaner into two unequal pieces, and then she used each piece to make a square. The sum of the areas

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Madelyn cut a 60-inch pipe cleaner into two unequal pieces, and then she used each piece to make a square. The sum of the areas

of the squares was 117 square inches. Let x be the length of one piece. Write and solve an equation to represent the situation and find the lengths of the two original pieces.

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e-lub [12.9K] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-18T09:20:47+03:00

e-lub [12.9K]3 years ago

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Its two squares, so you need to start by finding the perfect roots that go into 117. If you need more help after that just comment :)