Ok let us assume x= the width of the table top
the length is 4 times the width meaning we are multiplying 4 and the width
which is x
length = 4x
your first equation would be the following:
4x+4x+x+x= whatever the perimeter is
if you drew a rectangle it would help you understand the above.
this represents the perimeter of the tabletop because we know the width is x. if you drew the rectangle there wouldn't be 1 width. opposite to the width is another line. same with the length. the length is 4x again there are 2 because in a rectangle there are 2 sets of parallel lines. that is why your equation would be 4x+4x+x+x= whatever the perimeter is- you could simplify this equation and write:
10x= whatever the perimeter is
x basically means 1x but in math we generally don't write that because we tend to write most things in simplest for.
hope this helps :)
The area is 18 units squared, I believe.
CPCTC represents<span> is a succinct statement of a theorem regarding </span>congruent trigonometry<span>, defined as triangles either of which is an </span>isometry of the other. <span>CPCTC states that if two or more triangles are congruent, then all of their corresponding angles and sides are congruent as well. CPCTC is useful in proving various theorems about triangles and other polygons.</span>
