A square has a whole area equal to a rectangle. The perimeter of said rectangle is 58 cm.
What is the square's side in centimeters?
Assume that the rectangle has integer-valued side lengths.
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a 2 = x y 2 ( x + y ) = 5 8 x + y = 2 9 x y = a 2 x < 2 9 , y l e 2 9 x = 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , … , 2 8 ; y = 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , … , 2 9 x y = a 2 ie, a perfect square ⟹ The possible value of (x, y) for (x+y)=29 is : ( 1 , 2 8 ) , ( 2 , 2 7 ) , ( 3 , 2 6 ) , ( 4 , 2 5 ) , … , ( 1 4 , 1 5 ) The only solution for (x, y), where xy is a perfect square is (4, 25). ∴ Area of square = rectangle = 4 × 2 5 = 1 0 0 ⟹ side of square = 1 0 0 = 1 0 c m