Question

Find the perimeter of a rectangle in simplest expression form that has an area of 6x2 +17x + 12 square feet. Please make sure you show all your work for full credit. (10 points)

Answer 1

Answer: P=14x-8

Explanation:

I will solve this by factoring the numbers

(3x+1)(4x-5)=0

so L and w would be 3x+1,4x-5 order does not matter

Plug in to the perimeter formula and solve

P = 2(L+W)

P = 2(4x-5+3x+1)

P = 2(7x-4)

P = 14x - 8