A square piece of fabric has an area of 16x^2+40x+25 square inches. The length of each side of the fabric is cx+d, where c and d are whole numbers. Find an expression in terms of x for the perimeter of the piece of fabric. Then find the perimeter when x=2.

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A square piece of fabric has an area of 16x^2+40x+25 square inches. The length of each side of the fabric is cx+d, where c and d are whole numbers. Find an expression in terms of x for the perimeter of the piece of fabric. Then find the perimeter when x=2.

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anonymous · Answer

i dont understand can u review it more??

pfenn1 · Answer

The area of a rectangle equals the width times the length. The perimeter equals the sum of 2 times the width plus 2 times the length.  The area is given above as well as the length.  Let x=width.  Can you write the mathematical equations for the area and the perimeter?