SOLUTION: Square with a side S and a rectangle with length 3X and width X have a total combined perimeter of 28; The total area for both figures is A = (S^2)+ (3x.x); Find S and X.

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Question 1185025: Square with a side S and a rectangle with length 3X and width X have a total combined perimeter of 28;
The total area for both figures is A = (S^2)+ (3x.x);
Find S and X.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Total combined perimeters, 4S%2B2%283X%2BX%29=28
4S%2B8X=28
4%28S%2B2X%29=4%2A7
S%2B2X=7

The area of the two combined figures would be S%5E2%2B3X%2AX
S%5E2%2B3X%5E2


Maybe something simple I do not recognize in the problem but not enough information to solve for the values of S and X.