Question

the perimeter of a square is 60 units. The lengths of the sides of a square are 5x-2 and 3x+8..find x

Answer 1

perimeter of a square = 4* side length

Answer 2

If it's a square then the sides would be equal, can you compare the two sides?

Answer 3

??

Answer 4

I am just confused b/c my teacher did the problem like 5x-2+3x+8=60 but i thought that you need to do 5x-2+5x-2+3x+8+3x+8=60

Answer 5

did the teacher do like this?
\[2(5x-2+3x-8)=60\]

I'm wondering, if this is a square then
\[5x-2=3x-8\]

Answer 6

it is a scaure and no he did not

Answer 7

square

Answer 8

Find x from the equation you wrote

Answer 9

if it's a square, then \[5x-2=3x+8=60\]

Answer 10

sorry, =15, not =60

Answer 11

but i thought you double it??

Answer 12

and y 15 ugg

Answer 13

if the perimeter of a square is 60, the length of one of the sides is 15 because all the sides are the same length

Answer 14

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