SOLUTION: The longest side of a triangular sail is 9m long the second side is 1.5m shorter than the longest side the third side is half the length of the longest side what is the perimeter
Algebra.Com
Question 1031929: The longest side of a triangular sail is 9m long the second side is 1.5m shorter than the longest side the third side is half the length of the longest side what is the perimeter
Answer by gargituli(2) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
longest side is 9m
second side is 1.5m shorter than longest side. so length of 2nd side = (9-1.5)m = 7.5m
3rd side is 1/2 of the longest side . so length of 3rd side = 1/2 * 9m = 4.5m
thus, perimeter of the triangle = sum of 3 sides = 9+7.5+4.5 = 21 m
RELATED QUESTIONS
The first side of a triangle is 9m shorter than the second side. the third side is 3... (answered by HasanSahin)
the longest side of the triangular section is 8 feet shorter than twice the shorter side. (answered by JulietG)
The longest side of the triangular sail on a sailboat is 20 feet. The shortest side is 12 (answered by livishea,richwmiller)
The longest side of the triangular section is
8 feet shorter than twice the shortest... (answered by addingup)
One side of a triangular lot is 10m less than twice the length of the second side. The... (answered by Cromlix)
A triangle has perimeter of 115 cm. The longest side is twice as long as the shortest... (answered by Alan3354)
the perimeter of a triangle is 71cm. the first side is 3cm shorter than the second side,... (answered by Tatiana_Stebko)
The perimeter of a triangle is 47 meters. The longest side is 3 times the shortest side.... (answered by dabanfield)
translate into algebraic equations :
1)Tom’s uncle owns a triangular piece of... (answered by scott8148)