One side of a kite is 5 less than 2 times the length of another. If the perimeter is 32, find the length of each side of the kite.

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One side of a kite is 5 less than 2 times the length of another.  If the perimeter is 32, find the length of each side of the kite.

nfcfox · Answer

@maxmatthews so there are 4 sides to a kite, correct? 2 of those sides equal each other and the other 2 equal each other. They tell us 1 side is 5 less than 2 times the length of the other. So we can express this algebraically as $$x=2y-5$$ Where x is one side and y is the other. We know we need 2 x's and 2 y's to add up to 32 so$$2x+2y=32$$

nfcfox · Answer

@maxmatthews what do you think we need to do at this point?