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The perimeter of the triangle below is 53 units. Find the length of side WX. Write your answer without variables.

The perimeter of the triangle below is 53 units. Find the length of side WX. Write-example-1

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3y~~ + ~~(2y+3)~~ + ~~\stackrel{WX}{(y+2)}~~ = ~~53\implies 6y+5=53\implies 6y=48 \\\\\\ y=\cfrac{48}{6}\implies y=8\hspace{15em}\underset{\textit{ WX}}{\stackrel{8~~ + ~~2}{\text{\LARGE 10}}}

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