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A square and a rectangle have the same perimeters.The lenght of a side of the suare is 4x-1.The lenght of the rectangle is 2x+2 and the widt is 2x.Wite and solve an euation to find x

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Answer:

x=1

Step-by-step explanation:

perimeter of the square is [tex]4(4x-1)=16x-4[/tex]

perimeter of the rectangle is [tex]2(2x+2) + 2(2x)= 4x+4+4x=8x+4[/tex]

As rectangle and square have the same perimeter, we get that:

[tex]16x-4=8x+4\\16x-8x=4+4\\8x=8\\x=\frac{8}{8} \\x=1[/tex]

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