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Find the value of x for the figure, given the perimeter.P= 35хXx+5

Find the value of x for the figure, given the perimeter.P= 35хXx+5-example-1
User Taylor Buchanan
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Given that:

Perimeter = 35

and the length of sides of the triangle are x, x, and x+5.

Perimeter is the sum of the length of all sides.

So, here


\begin{gathered} 35=x+x+x+5 \\ =3x+5 \\ 3x=30 \\ x=10 \end{gathered}

Thus, the value of x is 10.

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