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  • 21-04-2022
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A triangle has a perimeter of 51 cm. If the three sides of the triangle are n, 4n-4, and 4n-8, what is the length of each side?

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  • 24-04-2022

Answer:

7,24,20

Step-by-step explanation:

The perimeter is simply the lengths of the sides, added up
n+4n-4+4n-8=9n-12=51 cm
9n=51+12
9n=63
n=7

plug in 7 for n to get:
7,4*7-4,4*7-8
or
7,24,20

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