Question

The perimeter of the garden shown is 8x+5

units. Find the length of the missing side.
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5x + 2

Answer 1

x +3

Explanation:

known sides add up to 7x + 2

subtract that from the perimeter to get the length of the missing side:

(8x + 5) - (7x + 2) = x + 3