Question

A triangle has side lengths of (7x-4)(7x−4) centimeters, (x+3)(x+3) centimeters, and (3y+2)(3y+2) centimeters. Which expression represents the perimeter, in centimeters, of the triangle?

Answer 1

Answer:

This assumes that the question was meant to read:

"A triangle has side lengths of (7x−4) centimeters, (x+3) centimeters, and (3x+2) centimeters."  And not "A triangle has side lengths of (7x-4)(7x−4) centimeters, (x+3)(x+3) centimeters, and (3y+2)(3y+2) centimeters."

If the revision is correct, the perimeter is 11x + 1 cm

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If the question was correctly written, then answer is:

50x^2 - 50x + 9y^2  + 12 y  + 29

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Step-by-step explanation:

  (7x-4) cm

+ (x+3)  cm

+ (3x+2) cm

11x + 1 cm

If the question was correctly written as is, then:

(7x-4)(7x−4) = 49x^2 - 56x + 16

+(x+3)(x+3)    =     + x^2   + 6x   + 9

+(3y+2)(3y+2) = +9y^2  + 12 y  + 4

                         50x^2 - 50x + 9y^2  + 12 y  + 29 cm