SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle of length x and width y must be at least 80 centimeters my answer is xsquared +ysquared is greater than or equal to 80. Whhat am I doing wrong?

Question 275113: The perimeter of a rectangle of length x and width y must be at least 80 centimeters
my answer is xsquared +ysquared is greater than or equal to 80. Whhat am I doing wrong?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You need to be clear on definition of perimeter
Perimeter is the length of all the outside
edges of a closed figure added together
So, the perimeter of the rectangle is:

given:

cm
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cm
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