document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29124>Question 29124</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle has sides of 2x2 - 3x &#8211; 4 and 7x2+3x + 10.  Find the expression that represents its perimeter. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the expression that represents its perimeter.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If L is the length and B is the width of a rectangle,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then the perimeter of the rectangle is given by<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter = 2(L+B)  ----(*)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given L= 2x^2 - 3x &#8211; 4 and B = 7x^2+3x + 10. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore Perimeter = 2[ (2x^2 - 3x &#8211; 4)+  (7x^2+3x + 10)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=2[(2+7)x^2+(-3+3)x+(-4+10)] (grouping like terms)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=2[9x^2+0+6]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=2X(9x^2+6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=2X3(3x^2+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=6(3x^2+2) <BR>\n" );
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