Forming and Solving Equations

A gardener designs two flower beds. One is a rectangle and the other is a triangle.

The rectangle has side lengths of $4 x + 3$ and $x + 1$ . The triangle has side lengths of $3 x + 6$ , $3 x + 4$ , and $3 x + 10$ .

The perimeters of the two flower beds are equal.

Calculate the value of $x$ .

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A gardener designs two flower beds. One is a rectangle and the other is a triangle.

The rectangle has side lengths of $4 x + 3$ and $x + 1$ . The triangle has side lengths of $3 x + 6$ , $3 x + 4$ , and $3 x + 10$ .

The perimeters of the two flower beds are equal.

Calculate the value of $x$ .

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