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The perimeter of the triangle shown to the right is 144 feet. Find the length of each side. ​

The perimeter of the triangle shown to the right is 144 feet. Find the length of each-example-1

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The person above me is correct
User Hasanuzzaman
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Answer:

x = 8

Explanation:

add all side lengths to find the perimeter

5x + 6x + 5 + 6x +3 = 144 add like terms

17x + 8 = 144 subtract 8 from both sides

17x = 136 divide both sides by 17

x = 8 to find the side lenghts replace x with 8 in each expression

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