Question

P = 2l + 2w. Solve for l. Awarding medal

Answer 1

So what you want to do is isolate "l". Having it on one side of the equation.

Answer 2

Can u write it out for me?

Answer 3

To do that, lets subtract 2w from both sides.
\[P-2w=2l\]

Answer 4

Now to get "l" by itself, divide "2" from both sides. Can you try that?

Answer 5

p/2 - 2w = 1?

Answer 6

@Squirrels

Answer 7

@TheSmartOne

Answer 8

Hey @Legends is that the answer?

Answer 9

Sorry.

Answer 10

We don't ust give you answers.

Answer 11

OpenStudy is all about the "learning process" you won't learn anything from an answer.

Answer 12

I asked if that was the right answer. I came up with it myself.

Answer 13

Okie. Let me try to help you.

Answer 14

Ok. Thanks

Answer 15

So we have

\(\sf P = 2l + 2w\)

Answer 16

and we're solving for l

Answer 17

To get l all by itself. We should first subtract 2w on both sides.

What will we get if we subtract 2w from both sides?

Answer 18

p-2w = 2l?

Answer 19

sorry @purpleowl i wasn't paying attention

Answer 20

its ok. @TheSmartOne is that right?

Answer 21

Yes that is :)

Answer 22

So now we need to divide both sides by 2.

So currently we have

\(\sf p-2w = 2l\)

Answer 23

is the answer p - 2w/2 = l?

Answer 24

@TheSmartOne are you there??

Answer 25

It looks like you got it

Answer 26

Nope

Answer 27

Its not correct.

Answer 28

\(\sf p-2w = 2l\)

Since we have this, we have to divide 2 on both sides.

\(\sf\Large\frac{p-2w}{2} = \frac{2l}{2}\)

And if we simplify this we get

\(\sf\Large\frac{p}{2}-\frac{2w}{2}= l\)

Answer 29

So we can't simplify \(\sf\Large\frac{p}{2}\) anymore.

But we can simplify \(\sf\Large\frac{2w}{2}\). Notice the 2 in the numerator and the denominator? We can cross them out and simplify it down to \(\sf\large w\)

Answer 30

So at the end we have

\(\Large\sf l = \frac{P}{2} - w\)

Answer 31

@purpleowl
That help you? :)