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A triangle has a perimeter of 7x-2y+15 and has sides of length 5x+y and 7+x, what is the length of the third side ?

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Answer:

x - 3y + 8

Explanation:

The perimeter of a triangle is sum of all the three sides.

One side is 5x + y

Another side is 7 + x

Let third side be m

And perimeter is 7x - 2y + 15

We simply sum the 3 sides and equate it to expression of perimeter and find m(third side). Shown below:

5x + y + 7 + x + m = 7x - 2y + 15

6x + y + 7 + m = 7x - 2y + 15

m = 7x - 2y + 15 - 6x - y - 7

m = x - 3y + 8

This is the length of the third side "x - 3y + 8"

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