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Opps, forgot to link the picture, this is the real question.

Opps, forgot to link the picture, this is the real question.-example-1

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Answer:

a. 18 units, 18 units, 13 units

Explanation:

P = 49 means the sum of side lengths is 49. Only answer choice A has numbers that sum to 49.

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As here, you often do not need to work a multiple-choice problem. You only need to check to see which answers make sense.

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If you want to actually compute the side lengths, you know the two sides with a hash mark are the same length, so the perimeter is ...

P = 49 = (2n+2) + (2n+2) + (2n-3) = 6n +1

48 = 6n . . . . . subtract 1

8 = n . . . . . . . divide by 6

Then ...

2n +2 = 2·8 +2 = 18 . . . . . . . matches only the first answer choice.

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