Katrina is fencing her yard, which is shaped as a rhombus. She used (5x + 1) meters of fencing material for one side and (7x - 11) meters for the adjacent side.
What is the perimeter of the yard?
- 116
- 124
- 140
- 168 THANKS!!
What is the perimeter of the yard?
- 116
- 124
- 140
- 168 THANKS!!
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7x - 11 = 5x + 1
7x -5x = 1 + 11
2x = 12
x = 6
2(7(6)) - 11) + 2(5(6)) + 1) = Perimeter
62 + 62 = 124 units
7x -5x = 1 + 11
2x = 12
x = 6
2(7(6)) - 11) + 2(5(6)) + 1) = Perimeter
62 + 62 = 124 units
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A rhombus has four congruent sides
5x + 1 = 7x - 11
12 = 2x
6 m = x
so a side is (5x + 1) = 31 m
31 (4) = 124 m is the perimeter
5x + 1 = 7x - 11
12 = 2x
6 m = x
so a side is (5x + 1) = 31 m
31 (4) = 124 m is the perimeter