SOLUTION: One side of a triangle is three times the shortest side. The third side is 7 feet more than the shortest side. The perimeter is 62 feet. Find all three sides.

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Question 947170: One side of a triangle is three times the shortest side. The third side is 7 feet more than the shortest side. The perimeter is 62 feet.
Find all three sides.

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