SOLUTION: What is the perimeter of a rectangle (2x+6)cm long and (x-3)cm wide?
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Question 973755: What is the perimeter of a rectangle (2x+6)cm long and (x-3)cm wide?
Answer by farohw(175) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The formula for Perimeter of a rectangle is P = 2L+2W or P = 2(L+W)units.
Since L = (2x+6) cm and W = (x - 3) cm we simply plug in the values:
P = 2(2x+6) + 2(x-3)
P = 4x+12+2x-6
P = 6x+6
Therefore, the perimeter of a rectangle is 6x+6 cm.
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