SOLUTION: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are consecutive odd integers. The perimeter is 39 meters. Find the measure of each side.

Question 909555: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are consecutive odd integers. The perimeter is 39 meters. Find the measure of each side.
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, MathLover1:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
39/3 = the middle integer

Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Consecutive integers are integers that follow in sequence, each number being more than the previous number, represented by , , , , ..., where is any integer. If we start with an number and each number in the sequence is more than the previous number then we will get .
if the lengths of the sides of a triangle are consecutive odd integers, then they are , ,
if the perimeter is , then ...solve for

now find sides and

so, the measure of each side is: ,, and

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