Question

The length of the rectangle is 7/(x-4) feet, while its width is 5/x feet. Find its perimeter. Please help asap!!!!! :(

Answer 1

The perimeter would be (24x - 40)/(x^2 - 4x).

In order to find this, first double the length and width as you would to find any perimeter.

7/(x - 4) * 2 = 14/(x - 4)

5/x * 2 = 10/x

Now to add those together, we need to give them common denominators. In order to do that with the first one, we need to multiply by x/x

14/(x - 14) * x/x = 14x/(x^2 - 14x)

Then we can do the same with the second part by multiplying by (x - 4)/(x - 4)

10/x * (x - 4)/(x - 4) = (10x - 40)/(x^2 - 14x)

Now we can add the two together

14x/(x^2 - 14x) + (10x - 40)/(x^2 - 14x) = (24x - 40)/(x^2 - 14x)