document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=60114>Question 60114</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> All three sides of the triangle have equal length. One side is 9x - 4  and another is 2(3x + 4). What is the perimeter? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #41265 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><B>rchill(405)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=41265\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Because all sides are equal length, we have 9x-4=2(3x+4), which expands to 9x-4=6x+8, which simplifies to 3x=12, which further simplifies to x=4.  So, substituting into the first equations gives us 9*4-4, or 32 as the length of one side; that means all sides are 32 and the perimeter is 3*32, or 96. </SPAN>\n" );
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