1. The square on the inside is 8 x 8 = 64
2. The triangle's area is 8x9x1/2= 72 x 1/2 = 36
3. there are 4 triangles so 36 x 4 = (or 72 x 2 ) = 144 :)
2/3(6x+3)
2/3 x 3(2x+1)
2(2x+1)
4x+2
Therefore your answer is 4x+2
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