A triangle has sides that are of unknown lengths but if one side is 4X than the other sites are 10x and 12x. It’s perimeter is 1

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04 inches. Determine the length of each side so the steps of your answer clearly check your answer and then state your answer clearly.

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julia-pushkina [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-21T02:04:21+03:00

the perimeter is the sum of the 3 sides of the triangle, hence

4x + 10x + 12x = 104

26x = 104 ( divide both sides by 26 )

x = 4

thus the sides of the triangle are

4x = 4 × 4 = 16 inches

10x = 10 × 4 = 40 inches

12x = 12 × 4 = 48 inches

As a check

16 + 40 + 48 = 104 inches ← correct