each side of the rectangle below is represented by an expression.If the perimeter of the rectangle below is 52 cm find the value

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GuDViN [60]

3 years ago

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each side of the rectangle below is represented by an expression.If the perimeter of the rectangle below is 52 cm find the value

of x

Mathematics

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valentinak56 [21] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-12T20:57:53+03:00

valentinak56 [21]3 years ago

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Since the perimeter of a rectangle is length+length+width+width, the equation for the perimeter is

2x-11+2x-11+3x+12+3x+12=52

Simplify the like terms to get

10x+2=52

Solve for x:

10x+2=52
-2 -2

10x=54
/10 /10

x=5.4