The lengths (in feet) of two sides of a regular quadrilateral are represented by the expressions 8x - 6 and 4x + 22. Find the length of a side of the quadrilateral.

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anonymous · Answer

a regular quadrilateral will have 4 equal length sides, right?  Isn't that what "regular" means?

anonymous · Answer

or am I wrong on that?

anonymous · Answer

Yes

anonymous · Answer

if the sides are equal then the equation would look like this:  8x-6 = 4x+22

anonymous · Answer

that's what I was thinking too

anonymous · Answer

then solve for x.  Then plug the x value into the one of the expressions for a side

anonymous · Answer

when it is a "regular" shape then it is equal (all sides and angles), if I am not mistaken.

anonymous · Answer

correct