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What is the perimeter of a triangle whose sides are 4x, 3x+5, and 9-x?

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Answer:

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

Explanation:

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.

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