document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=8162>Question 8162</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A triangle has three sides: 3x+7, 4x-9, and 5x+6.  What is the expression that represents 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 #4501 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=4501\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> perimeter is the sum of the lengths, so we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+7 + 4x-9 + 5x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 12x + 4 ... this is good enough, or we can factorise it as 4(3x + 1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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