SOLUTION: Find the perimeter of a rectangle x over 2x - 5 is the length and 8 over 2x - 5 is the width. What is the perimeter.

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Question 42312: Find the perimeter of a rectangle
x over 2x - 5 is the length and
8 over 2x - 5 is the width.
What is the perimeter.
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Well perimeter P = 2L + 2W, so we have
P = 2(x / (2x-5)) + 2(8 / (2x-5))
P = (2x + 16) / (2x - 5)