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How does quadrupling the side lengths of a triangle affect its perimeter

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If you quadruple all the side lengths of a triangle, the perimeter also quadruples. Since perimeter is based on the equation
L1+L2+L3
Length 1 + Length 2 + Length 3
if it becomes 4(L1+L2+L3)
then the answer would be 4*P

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