SOLUTION: The perimeter of a triangle is 60 meters. The length of one side is 6 meters less than twice the length of the shortest side. The length of another side is three times the length o
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Question 812511: The perimeter of a triangle is 60 meters. The length of one side is 6 meters less than twice the length of the shortest side. The length of another side is three times the length of the shortest side. What are the lengths of the three sides?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a+b+c=60,
b=2a-6,
c=3a
a = 11, b = 16, c = 33
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