Question

The length of a rectangle is 3x + 4 and the width is 2x + 7.
a. Write an equation for the perimeter P of the rectangle.
b. The perimeter of the rectangle is 62 feet. What is the value of x?
c. What are the length and width of the rectangle?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

1. P = 2 (2x+7) + 2(3x +4)
2. Now, comparing the above with 62 we get x=4
3. Length is 16 and width is 15