SOLUTION: The second side of a triangle deck is 5 feet longer than the shortest side and a third side that is 5 feet shorter than twice the length of the shortest side. If the perimeter of t
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Question 1070755: The second side of a triangle deck is 5 feet longer than the shortest side and a third side that is 5 feet shorter than twice the length of the shortest side. If the perimeter of the deck is 5 feet , what are the lengths of the three sides?
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the length of the shortest side
= the length of the 2nd side
= the length of the 3rd side
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given:
ft
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The sides are:
ft
ft
I end up with a negative length for the 3rd side
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Are you sure the perimeter is only 5 ft?
That would make it a TINY deck no matter
what the lengths of the sides are!
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