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The two shorter sides of a triangle are the same length. The length of the longer side is 5 m longer than each of the shorter sides. The perimeter of the triangle is 29 m. What is the length of the longest
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The two shorter sides of a triangle are the same length. The length of the longer side is 5 m longer than each of the shorter sides. The perimeter of the triangle is 29 m.

What is the length of the longest side of the triangle?

8 m

12 m

13 m

17 m

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13 m.
29 - 5 = 24
24/3=8
8+5=13
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