document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=41567>Question 41567</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A triangle has sides 2x - 5, 3x + 1 and 4x + 2. Find the polynomial that represents its perimeter. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is it \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x - 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks for help </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #26839 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mszlmb><B>mszlmb(115)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mszlmb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mszlmb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=26839\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Perimeter's all the sides added up so we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x - 5)+(3x + 1)+(4x + 2)  which we can safely convert to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-5+3x+1+4x+2  change the order around a little..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+3x+4x-5+1+2  solve<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "yup, you got it right<BR>\n" );
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