SOLUTION: the sides of a rectangular plot of land are (2x+8)m and (x-2)m.if the perimeter is 360m .what is the area of the plot in msquared

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Question 953456: the sides of a rectangular plot of land are (2x+8)m and (x-2)m.if the perimeter is 360m .what is the area of the plot in msquared
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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For a rectangle,
P=2L%2B2W=360
L%2BW=180
2x%2B8%2Bx-2=180
3x%2B6=180
3x=174
x=58
So then,
L=2%2858%29%2B8
L=124
and
W=58-2
W=56
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A=L%2AW
A=124%2A56
A=6944m%5E2