SOLUTION: A triangle has sides 2x-5, 3x+1, and 4x+2. Find the polynomial that represents its perimeter. Please Help. Thank you.

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Question 33480: A triangle has sides 2x-5, 3x+1, and 4x+2. Find the polynomial that represents its perimeter.
Please Help.
Thank you.

Found 2 solutions by checkley71, ikdeep:
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(2x-5)+(3x+1)+(4x+2)=9x-2

Answer by ikdeep(226) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Its very simple
Perimeter of triangle = sum of its three sides
here three sides of triangle are 2x-5, 3x+1, and 4x+2...apply it in the above fromula and we get
perimeter = (2x-5)+ (3x+1) + (4x+2)

apen brackets and we get
perimeter = 2x - 5 + 3x + 1 + 4x + 2
put like varibles and we get
= 2x + 3x + 4x - 5 + 1 + 2
solving like vairables we get......
= 9x - 5 + 3
= 9x - 2
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