document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=826584>Question 826584</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sides of a triangle are in the proportion 2:3:7. the longest side of the triangle is 14 cm. What is the perimeter of the triangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2:3:7 is the same as 2x:3x:7x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 7x = 14, x = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = 2x+3x+7x = 12x = 12*2 = 24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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