
Prealgebra (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134179018
Author: Jamie Blair, John Tobey Jr., Jeffrey Slater, Jenny Crawford
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7.5, Problem 1QQ
Use the following information for problems 1–3.
The perimeter of a triangle is 29 meters. The first side is 5 meters longer than the third side. The second side is twice the length of the third side. Find the length of each side of the triangle.
Define the variable expressions.
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Prealgebra (6th Edition)
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