SOLUTION: An equilateral triangle has measurements of (x+3), (2x-5), and (3x-13) . What is the length of each side of the triangle?
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Question 668013: An equilateral triangle has measurements of (x+3), (2x-5), and (3x-13) . What is the length of each side of the triangle?
Answer by deshpande.shilpa14(4) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
All sides of equilateral triangle are congruent.
so,
x+3=2x-5
5+3=2x-x
8=x
putting this value of x,we get
x+3=8+3=11
so length of each side is 11
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