A Vacant Lot in a Housing Development Is in the Shape

question 89

Multiple Choice

A vacant lot in a housing development is in the shape of a triangle. The smallest side is 31 feet less than the middle side and the larger side is 15 feet less than 4 times the middle side. Find a function P that represents the perimeter in terms of x, where x represents the measure of the middle side.

• A) P(x) = 6x - 46
• B) P(x) = 4x - 46
• C) P(x) = 5x - 46
• D) P(x) = 6x + 16

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