document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=377965>Question 377965</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, My name is Emma, I really dont get how to do the perimeter with the equation on one side then a number with a variable next to it... like for example this square has 36-5x on one side of the square then it has 4x on the other side...please help me, I have no clue what i'm doing! \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "                          Thanks(: </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #268540 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=268540\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sides of a square must all be equal, so we know that 36 - 5x = 4x. From this, we have x = 4. We can plug x = 4 to either expression (4x or 36-5x) and find that the side length of the square is 16. Since the perimeter of a square is four times one of the side lengths, the perimeter is 4*16, or 64. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );