SOLUTION: if the perimeter of a rectangle backyard is 6x+6 and the width is x yards find the binomial that represents the length

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Question 193804: if the perimeter of a rectangle backyard is 6x+6 and the width is x yards find the binomial that represents the length
Answer by stanbon(48545) About Me  (Show Source):
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if the perimeter of a rectangle backyard is 6x+6 and the width is x yards find the binomial that represents the length
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Perimeter = 2(L+W)
6x+6y = 2(L + x)
6x + 6= 2L + 2x
2L = 4x + 6
Length = 2x + 3
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Stan H.