Answer:
- x = 4
- y = 8
- side length = 4
Explanation:
You have a square with sides labeled (y-4), (3x-8), (2y-12), and you want to know the values of the variables as well as the side length.
Setup
All sides of the square are the same length. Equating two different y-expressions, we get ...
y -4 = 2y -12
We can use the solution to that to find x:
y -4 = 3x -8
Solution
Adding 12-y to the first of these equations gives us ...
8 = y
Using this value in the second equation, we have ...
8 -4 = 3x -8
12 = 3x . . . . . . add 8
4 = x . . . . . . . . divide by 3
The side length is ...
y -4 = 8 -4 = 4
The values of the variables are x = 4, y = 8, and the side length of the square is 4.