The length of the rectangle is 4x + 2 and width of the rectangle is 3x + 3. Find the perimeter of the rectangle.

Answer 1

Perimeter is the distance around the outside edge. A rectangle has 2 sides that are both equal to the length, and 2 sides that are both equal to the width.

The perimeter of a rectangle is 2 lengths + 2 widths, so with the expressions provided in the problem,

we will find the perimeter to be 2(4x+2) + 2(3x+3)

Distribute the 2 into each parenthesis

8x + 4 + 6x + 6

Now combine like terms

14x + 10

So your perimeter is given by this expression (14x + 10), until you know the value of x, you will not be able to find a specific number value for the perimeter.