what is the function rule for the perimeter P of a building with a rectangular base if the width w is two times the length l?

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fibonaccichick666 · Answer

How do you calculate the perimeter for any object?

anonymous · Answer

2a+2b= P OF A RECTANGLE

fibonaccichick666 · Answer

that's right, now what are you doing when you do this?  You are ______ the lengths of the  _______.

anonymous · Answer

adding the lenghts of the rectangle ?..

fibonaccichick666 · Answer

first blank is correct, second blank not quite.  What are a and b?

anonymous · Answer

a is the length and b is the width

fibonaccichick666 · Answer

right so you are essentially adding up th lengths of all of the sides right?

anonymous · Answer

yea so how exactly do we answer the question?

fibonaccichick666 · Answer

so draw a picture and add the sides

fibonaccichick666 · Answer

the addition of the sides, is your eq.