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Recall the perimeter of a figure is the distance around figure

Recall the perimeter of a figure is the distance around figure-example-1
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To find the perimeter of the triangle you have to add the length of its sides:


\begin{gathered} P=a+b+c \\ P=(4)/(17)+(5)/(17)+(8)/(17) \\ P=(4+5+8)/(17) \\ P=(17)/(17) \\ P=1 \end{gathered}

The perimeter of the triangle is 1 inch

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