SOLUTION: The lengths of a triangle are given by three consecutive even integers. The perimeter is 24 m. What is the length of each side?

Question 836006: The lengths of a triangle are given by three consecutive even integers. The perimeter is 24 m. What is the length of each side?
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

three consecutive even integers:
First integer is ""
Add to get the next even integer, it is ""
And the third is ""
The perimeter is
We know three consecutive even integers represent sides of a triangle and their sum is equal to perimeter , so we get the equation:

so, the length of each side is:

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