SOLUTION: Write the expression for the perimeter of a rectangle with a length that is 5 inches longer than the width

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Question 1046853: Write the expression for the perimeter of a rectangle with a length that is 5 inches longer than the width
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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the perimeter of a rectangle: P=2%28L%2BW%29
if a length L that is 5in longer than the width W, we have L=W%2B5in
so, the perimeter will be P=2%28W%2B5in%2BW%29-> P=2%282W%2B5in%29-> P=4W%2B10in