How to do This Math Problem?

Question

the lengths ( in feet ) of two sides of a regular quadrilateral are represented b y the expressions 8x-6 and 4x+22.

Find the length of a side of the quadrilateral.

please can someone tell me how to do this problem..

Answer 1

Do you remember what the term "regular" means?

If the term is a "regular quadrilateral" it is a square.

The regular means that all the sides are equal...or in other terms, shaped like those Fisher Price toys.

If you can't figure after that, set the 8x-6=4x+22

subtract 4x from both sides (to isolate the variables from the whole numbers), and then add 6 (because 6 is a negative) to both sides.

You end up with 4x=28

Divide both sides by 4.

Answer is x=7

Answer 2

OK, a regular quadrilateral is a square, so the sides are the same length, so

8x-6 is the same as 4x+22

so solve it as an equation:

8x-6=4x+22

8x-4x=22+6

4x=28

x=28/4

x=7

so the answer is 7foot

if you didn't follow that post again and I will explain in more detail

Good luck