document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=632899>Question 632899</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> help! Help!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "problem 24. using perimeter formula find the perimeter of the rectangle in terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of x. one side is x the other is 3x-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "problem 25. There is an equilateral triangle. use formula to find its perimeter in terms of x.  there is a2x on one side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "problem 26. a. persume the perimeters of rectangle in problem 24 and the triangle in problrm 25 are equal,use your answer to 24. and 25 ,find x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26. B. use answers 24,25,26a calcuate the perimeters of both the rectangle in 24 and the triangle in 25(if calcuations are correct perimeters should be equal)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "everything I did is all messed up I am lost,please help me, please </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #398546 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=398546\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of any polygon is calculated by adding the lengths of all the sides.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24. Since a rectangle has two pairs of congruent sides, two sides will have a length L, and the other two sides will have a length W, for a perimeter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=2L%2B2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=2L%2B2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28P=2%28L%2BW%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28P=2%28L%2BW%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L%2BW=x%2B3x-8=4x-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L%2BW=x%2B3x-8=4x-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=2%284x-8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=2%284x-8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28P=8x-16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28P=8x-16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25. An equilateral triangle has three congruent sides, so if the length of each side is S, the perimeter, P, is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=3S ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=3S\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the length of each side is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S=2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S=2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the perimeter is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=3%282x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=3%282x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=3%2A2%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=3%2A2%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28P=6x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28P=6x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "26.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. If we  presume that the perimeters of the rectangle in problem 24 and the triangle in problem 25 are equal,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x-16=6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x-16=6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x-6x-16=6x-6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x-6x-16=6x-6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-16=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-16=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-16%2B16=0%2B16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-16%2B16=0%2B16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2F2=16%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2F2=16%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > -->  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.Substituting <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the perimeter for the rectangle is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=8x-16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=8x-16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=8%2A8-16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=8%2A8-16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=64-16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=64-16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28P=48%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28P=48%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substituting <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the perimeter for the triangle is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=6%2A8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=6%2A8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28P=48%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28P=48%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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