Hello!
When finding the perimeter of a rectangle, you have to consider the properties of a rectangle. A rectangle has two pairs of equal sides where one is the width, while the other one is the length.
Now looking back at your question, it says "... a rectangle that is x units wide" ⇒ you let the width = x ; this is the same with "y units long" ⇒ length = y. Perimeter can just be : P = 24.
Therefore,
The equation would be:
x + x + y + y = P.
2x + 2y = P.
(Sub in P = 24)
∴ 2x + 2y = 24. (This should be your answer.)
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I think the answer is 10, 20, and 4
Assuming 5a3 equals 5a^3, and the same for everything else, you would plug in 4 for a, so 5(4)^3 - 2(4)^2 + 4 - 45, which equals 247.
9.35 times 10 to the second power