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A rectangle has a length of x and a width of 5x^3 4-x^2. Find the perimeter of the rectangle when the length is 5 feet.

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Final answer:

The perimeter of a rectangle with given dimensions can be found by substituting the value of the length into the width expression and then using the formula 2 * (length + width).

Step-by-step explanation:

Your question seems to relate to the concept of finding the perimeter of a rectangle. The perimeter of a rectangle is determined by doubling the sum of the length and width. If a rectangle has a length of x and a width of
5x^3 - x^2, and we know the length is 5 feet, we can find the perimeter by plugging in the value of x into the expression for the width. However, there seems to be an issue with the width's expression; there should be an operator between
'5x^3' \ and \ '4-x^2'.Assuming there's a typo, let's consider the width is correctly written as
5x^3 + (4 - x^2).

To find the width, replace 'x' with '5':


Width = 5(5)^3 + (4 - (5)^2) = 5(125) + (4 - 25) = 625 - 21 = 604 feet.

Then, compute the perimeter:

Perimeter = 2 * (length + width) = 2 * (5 + 604) = 2 * 609 = 1218 feet.

This gives us the perimeter of the rectangle when the length is 5 feet.

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Answer:

1060 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that a rectangle has a length of x and a width of
5x^3-4x^2. We are asked to find the perimeter of rectangle when the length is 5 feet.

We know that perimeter of rectangle is two times the sum of length and width of rectangle.


\text{Perimeter}=2(l+w)


\text{Perimeter}=2(x+5x^3-4x^2)

Upon substituting
x=5, we will get:


\text{Perimeter}=2(5+5(5)^3-4(5)^2)


\text{Perimeter}=2(5+5*125-4*25)


\text{Perimeter}=2(5+625-100)


\text{Perimeter}=2(630-100)


\text{Perimeter}=2(530)


\text{Perimeter}=1060

Therefore, the perimeter of the rectangle is 1060 feet.

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