SOLUTION: Please help me understand this problem it says: The side of a square is 2y-3x. In terms of x and y find the perimeter. I just don't understand it.

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Question 778257: Please help me understand this problem it says: The side of a square is 2y-3x. In terms of x and y find the perimeter. I just don't understand it.
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Please help me understand this problem it says: The side of a square is 2y-3x. In terms of x and y find the perimeter. I just don't understand it.

All sides of a square are congruent, so since one of the sides = 2y - 3x, then perimeter = 4%282y+-+3x%29, or highlight_green%288y+-+12x%29