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Perimeter of a Triangle
The perimeter of a figure is the total length of its boundary. For a triangle with sides of lengths , , and , the perimeter is the sum of all three side lengths:
To find a triangle's perimeter, add together the lengths of its three sides. If the perimeter and two side lengths are known, the third side can be found by subtracting the two known sides from .
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