SOLUTION: If perimeter of rectangle is 6x+6 and with is x what is a binomial that represents the length

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Question 416059: If perimeter of rectangle is 6x+6 and with is x what is a binomial that represents the length
Answer by MathLover1(20855) About Me  (Show Source):
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perimeter P=+2L+%2B+2W
where
L+=+length
W+=+width
.
Plug in what was given and solve for L:
P=+2L+%2B+2W

6x+%2B+6+=+2L+%2B+2x.....divide both sides by 2
3x+%2B+3+=+L+%2B+x....
2x+%2B+3+=+L

2x+%2B+3+.......this is your binomial expression for length