SOLUTION: A small area in front of a building is triangular in shape. The perimeter of the triangle is 49 meters. The second side is one-fourth of the first side in length. The third side i
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Question 206253: A small area in front of a building is triangular in shape. The perimeter of the triangle is 49 meters. The second side is one-fourth of the first side in length. The third side is 4 meters more than the first side. Fing the length in meters of each side of the triangular region.
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+.25x+x+4=49
2.25x=49-4
2.25x=45
x=45/2.25
x=20 meters is the first side.
.25*20=5 meters for the second side.
20+4=24 meters for the third side.
Proof:
20+5+24=49
49=49
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