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4. A 4-meter length of stiff wire is cut in two pieces. One piece is bent into the shape of a square and the other into a rectangle whose length is 3 times its width. Let x be the length of the side of the square. a) Find a formula A(x), the sum of the areas of the square and rectangle, in terms of the variable x.

4. A 4-meter length of stiff wire is cut in two pieces. One piece is bent into the shape of a square and the other into a rectangle whose length is 3 times its width. Let x be the length of the side of the square. a) Find a formula A(x), the sum of the areas of the square and rectangle, in terms of the variable x.

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1
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4. A 4-meter length of stiff wire is cut in two pieces. One piece is bent into the shape of a square and the other into a rectangle whose length is 3 times its width. Let x be the length of the side of the square. a) Find a formula A(x), the sum of the areas of the square and rectangle, in terms of the variable x.
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