Question

An equilateral triangle has a perimeter of

24x + 6. What is the length of one side of the triangle?

Answer 1

Answer: if these expression represent side lengths, then you simply add those three expressions, and that's the perimeter.

I explore this idea a bit. obviously x < 5 (because 5-x has to be positive.

2x-5 > 0 is a requirement, also, so x > 2.5 is required.

Explanation:

Answer 2

8x + 2

Explanation:

The 3 sides of an equilateral triangle are congruent.

Divide the perimeter by 3 to find length of one side

`(24x+6)/(3)`

=
`(24x)/(3)` +
`(6)/(3)`

= 8x + 2