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9 September, 10:25

A square and a rectangle have the same perimeters. The length of a side of the square is 4x-1. The length of the rectangle is 2x+1 and the width is x+2. Write and solve an equation to find x.

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  1. 9 September, 10:41
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    Perimeter of Rectangle = Perimeter of square

    2 (L+B) = 4*L

    2 (2x+1 + x+2) = 4 * (4x-1)

    6x+6 = 16x - 4

    10x = 10

    x = 1
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