SOLUTION: A rectangular soccer field is 30 yards longer than it is wide. Write and simplify an expression for the perimeter of the field in terms of the width w.

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Question 257359: A rectangular soccer field is 30 yards longer than it is wide. Write and simplify an expression for the perimeter of the field in terms of the width w.
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let width = W.
The length is W + 30.
Perimeter = 2L + 2W, so we get
P+=+2%28W%2B30%29+%2B+2W
P+=+4W+%2B+60