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The shorter side of a triangle is 5 inches less than the medium size side. The larger side is 12 inches more than
the medium size side. If the perimeter of the triangle is 40 inches, find the size of each side of the triangle.
medium side: m
shorter side: m - 5
larger side: m + 12
m + m - 5 + m + 12 = 40
The three sides are 6 inches, 11 inches, and 23 inches