Question

A plot of land is in the shape of a triangle. If one side is x meters, a second side is (5x - 2) meters and a third side is (7x-3) meters, express the perimeter of the lot as a simplified expression in x.

Answer 1

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The perimeter is the distance around a shape. Let's add up the lengths of our sides to ind it.

x+5x-2+7x-3

We combine all of the x values.

x+5x+7x=13x

And all of the constants.

-2-3=-5

Therefore, the perimeter is 13x-5.

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