SOLUTION: a square and rectangle have the same perimeter. the square has 1 side that is 8x units. the rectangle has a width of 10 units and length of (5x + 8) units. what is the perimeter

Question 1021988: a square and rectangle have the same perimeter. the square has 1 side that is 8x units. the rectangle has a width of 10 units and length of (5x + 8) units. what is the perimeter of the rectangle and square
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
8x for the square, and w and L for the rectangle. The reason why 8x is because the description gives it that way for the square.

Simplify the perimeter equation and substitute for w and for L in this perimeter equation.

Use x to find value of L.

The solution here did not yet include finding the perimeters of the two figures, but you can now do this because w, x, and L are now all found and known.
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