document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=335623>Question 335623</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the sides of a triangle are represented by 2x, 3x, and 4x, and the perimeter of the triangle is 27 feet, what is the longest side of the triangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter is all the sides added together.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sides 2x, 3x, 4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 3x + 4x = 9x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x = 27\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x is largest number --> 4 * 3 = 12 --> 12 is longest side<BR>\n" );
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