Question

What is the perimeter of the rectangle shown in simplest form in terms of X? Width is 3x-2 and length 5

Answer 1

Answer: 6x+6

Explanation: The equation we will be using here is Perimeter of rectangle = 2*(Length+Width) We are given that the width is 3x-2 and the length is 5. We can plug into the perimeter equation to get Perimeter = 2*(3x-2+5).

2*(3x-2+5)

2*(3x+3)

6x+6 Distributive property

Our perimeter is 6x+6 in terms of x.

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