SOLUTION: the fisrt side of a triangle measure 5 in less than the second side the third side is 3 in more than the first side and the perimeter is 17 in set up an equation that relates the s

Question 1134614: the fisrt side of a triangle measure 5 in less than the second side the third side is 3 in more than the first side and the perimeter is 17 in set up an equation that relates the sides of the triangle in terms of the perimeter of the triangle
Answer by Glaviolette(140) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Although this might sound silly, I wasn't sure if you needed to solve the equation or just write it. So I did both.

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