document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=864899>Question 864899</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A right triangle has a perimeter of 26 inches.The length of each side is increased to 7 times it original length. What is the perimeter of the larger triangle in inches? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #521352 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=521352\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call the sides: s1, s2, s3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter is P = s1 + s2 + s3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The given perimeter is P = 26, so 26 = s1 + s2 + s3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Each side s1, s2, s3 is \"increased to 7 times it original length\", so we have the new sides 7*s1, 7*s2, 7*s3. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They add up to: 7*s1 + 7*s2 + 7*s3 = 7*(s1 + s2 + s3) = 7*P = 7*26 = 182\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the new perimeter of the larger triangle is <font size=4 color=\"red\">182 inches</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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