We need to account for both x values on either side of the length, and width.
Thus, the length becomes 10 + x + x = 10 + 2x
and the width becomes 5 + x + x = 5 + 2x
For the second question, I'm assuming we don't account for the area that is covered by the garden.
Then we can say that the path is measured by: (5 + 2x)(10 + 2x) - 50, which is the area of the garden itself.
(5 + 2x)(10 + 2x) - 50 = 54
Expanding the brackets:






x = -9, or x = 3/2
Since x > 0, then x ≠ -9
Thus, the only x-value we can take is x = 3/2
Answer:
Meaning of Explicit rule , is the general rule for a sequence.
The given sequence is defined as,
----(1)
Common Difference(d) of an airthmetic Sequence= N th term - (N-1) th term
Equation 1 can be written as,

General rule or explicit rule for this sequence is given as:

Four order pairs are ( 2, 5 ), ( 4, 8 ), ( 6, 11 ), ( 0, 2). All those I cited are whole numbers so that should help plot them, and from there get a ruler or straight edge and align all the dots to create the line for the equation. The equation you gave was the standard form which was created out of the formula to find a equation it's y = mx + b, there could be small variations made. How I know it's proportional is because all linear equations are. But if that's not enough I also know since there's a ratio or pattern that it follows and doesn't stray from. In more depth, porportional relationship is a ratio between y and x which is the same thing everytime shown if simplified.