Question

It takes 36 inches to trace the perimeter of a given space. If one side the square is represented by the expression 2x - 1 what is the value of X

Answer 1

Given

It takes 36 inches to trace the perimeter of a given space. If one side the square is represented by the expression 2x - 1 what is the value of X

Solution

Since, it is a square all sides are equal

Perimeter means total distance around a shape

`\begin{gathered} _{_{_{_{_{}}}}}4(2x-1)=36 \\ 8x-4=36 \\ \text{collect the like terms} \\ 8x=36+4 \\ 8x=40 \\ \text{Divide both sides by 8} \\ (8x)/(8)=(40)/(8) \\ x=5 \end{gathered}`

The final answer

The value of x is 5