One side of a triangle is 3 times the second side. The third side is 17 feet longer than the second side. The perimeter of a triangle is 52 feet. Find the length of each side.

Astudent draws two parabolas on graph paper. both parabolas cross the x-axis at (-4, 0) and (6,0). the y-intercept of thefirst parabola is (0, –12). the y-intercept of the second parabola is (0-24). what is the positive difference between the avalues for the two functions that describe the parabolas? write your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth.