Question

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Each of two congruent sides of an isosceles triangle is 2n + 7 and the third side is 3n. write two equivalent expressions for the perimeter,also combine like terms to find the perimeter

Part two
A student wrote 2(2n+7)+2(3n) or 3(2n+7+3n) why is this wrong?

Answer 1

The equations could be
(2n+7)+(2n+7)+3n
or 2(2n+7)+3n
When we combined like terms it could be
4n+14+3n

2(2n+7)+2(3n) is incorrect because in a triangle there are 3 sides, the measure of two of the sides are 2(2n+7) and the third side is 3n however, he/she put "2(3n)" which would show there are 2 sides with the measure 3n