SOLUTION: One side of a triangle is 3com shorter than the base. The other side is 4cm longer than the base. What length of the base will allow the perimeter to be greater than 25 cm?
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Question 1063797: One side of a triangle is 3com shorter than the base. The other side is 4cm longer than the base. What length of the base will allow the perimeter to be greater than 25 cm?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
base length = x
x + (x-3) + (x+4) > 25
3x + 1 > 25
3x > 24
x > 8
The base needs to be at least 9 cm long.
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