We have two sides of length 'w'. They are the vertical sides.
We also have two sides of length '2w+6' which are the horizontal sides.
So we have these four sides side1 = w side2 = 2w+6 side3 = w side4 = 2w+6
Let's add up those four sides to get Perimeter = (side1)+(side2)+(side3)+(side4) Perimeter = (w)+(2w+6)+(w)+(2w+6) Perimeter = w+2w+6+w+2w+6 Perimeter = 6w+12
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Since the perimeter is given to be 228, and we found the perimeter expression to be 6w+12, this must mean that the two are equal