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Pablo folds a straw into a triangle with side lengths of 4x2 – 3 inches, 4x2 – 2 inches, and 4x2 – 1 inches. The perimeter of the triangle is 12x2 – 6 inches. If x = 1.5, what was the length of the straw before it was folded?

User Jazaret
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Answer:

21 inches in edgy

Explanation:

User HopeKing
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we know that
the length of the straw before it was folded is equal to the perimeter of the triangle

perimeter=12x²-6 in
substitute the value of x
x=1.5 in
perimeter=12*(1.5)²-6-----> 21 in

the answer is
21 in
User Jewelhuq
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