document.write( "Question 792063: How do you solve a square and a rectangle with the same perimeter? They give us 4x+3 on the square for one side and 5x on the rectangle/ \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #479839 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! How do you solve a square and a rectangle with the same perimeter? They give us 4x+3 on the square for one side and 5x on the rectangle/ \n" ); document.write( "------- \n" ); document.write( "If the side of the square is 4x+3, the perimeter is 4(4x+3) = 16x + 12 \n" ); document.write( "------- \n" ); document.write( "If one side of the rectangle is 5x and the perimeter is 16x+12, \n" ); document.write( "p = 2(L + W) \n" ); document.write( "16x+12 = 2(5x + W) \n" ); document.write( "8x + 6 = 5x + W \n" ); document.write( "w = 3x+6 \n" ); document.write( "--------- \n" ); document.write( "Dimensions of the rectangle are 5x and 3x+6. \n" ); document.write( "==================== \n" ); document.write( "Chees, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "==================== \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |