SOLUTION: A flower bed is in the shape of a triangle with one side twice the length of the shortest​ side, and the third side is 25 feet more than the length of the shortest side. Find

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Question 1059040: A flower bed is in the shape of a triangle with one side twice the length of the shortest​ side, and the third side is 25 feet more than the length of the shortest side. Find the dimensions if the perimeter is 161 feet.
Answer by addingup(3677)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the sides be a, b, c
b = 2a
c = a+25
2a+a+25+a = 161
4a = 161-25 = 136
a = 136/4 Divide to get side a. Then: b = 2a and c= a+25. Check the answers by adding the results, you should get 161

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