If one side of a square is 8x - 3 and the other size is 5x + 27, what is x and then find the perimeter

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x = 6

Perimeter = (8x - 3) + (5x + 27) + (8x - 3) + (5x + 27) = 2(8x - 3) + 2(5x + 27) = 2(8x + 5x) + 2(27 - 3) = 2(13x) + 48 = 26x + 48 = 26(6) + 48 = 264

Jon Norton answered Sep 19, 2023

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