The first side of a triangle measures 5 in less than the second side, the third side is 3 in more than the first side,
and the perimeter is 17 in. how long is the third sider
ifs represents the length of the second side, which of the following represents the length of the third sider
s-2
s+3
s-5

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c.   x=2.4cm

step-by-step explanation:

similar triangles are triangles which have the same shape but not the same size. this means their angle measures are equal but their side lengths are not instead they are proportional. to solve, we will set up a proportion and solve.

a proportion is two equal ratios set equal to each other. we form the ratios by finding corresponding sides (sides which match to each other on both triangles by their position). out ratios will be one side of the small triangle over the corresponding side on the big triangle as shown below:

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to solve the proportion, we'll cross multiply by multiplying numerator with denominator across the equal sign.