SOLUTION: A flower bed is in the shape of a triangle with one side twice the length of the shorter side, and the third side is 22 feet more than the length of the shorter side. Find the dime

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Question 199076: A flower bed is in the shape of a triangle with one side twice the length of the shorter side, and the third side is 22 feet more than the length of the shorter side. Find the dimensions if the perimeter is 170 feet.
a=______feet (shorter side)
b=______feet (second side)
c=______feet (third side)

Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The perimeter is the sum of the lengths of the sides, so:



Solve for


John


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