3. A wire with length Lis cut into two parts. Each part is bent to form a square. If the areas of the two squares differs by 49 square inches and the diagonal of the smaller square is 24/2 inches , find the exact length of the wire.
3. A wire with length Lis cut into two parts. Each part is bent to form a square. If the areas of the two squares differs by 49 square inches and the diagonal of the smaller square is 24/2 inches , find the exact length of the wire.
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Transcribed Image Text:3. A wire with length L is cut into two parts. Each part is bent to form a square. If
the areas of the two squares differs by 49 square inches and the diagonal of the
smaller square is 24/2 inches , find the exact length of the wire.
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