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A figure has sides of length 8x, 5, 7, 6x, 6.Find the perimeter.Simplify the resulting expression.

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The perimeter of any figure is the sum of all its sides. In the figure, we have the following sides:

8x, 5, 7, 6x, 6.

Perimeter is, therefore:

8x + 5 + 7 + 6x + 6

Summing similar terms:

P = (8x + 6x) + (5 + 7 + 6)

Thus, the following is the simplified expression for perimeter:

P = 14x + 18

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