Question

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

Answer 1

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