SOLUTION: The largest side of a triangle is six more units than the smaller side and the third side is twice the smallest side and the perimeter of the triangle is 25 units what would be and

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Question 949942: The largest side of a triangle is six more units than the smaller side and the third side is twice the smallest side and the perimeter of the triangle is 25 units what would be and good equation to find the length of all three sides?

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let s = the length of the smallest side
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The largest side of a triangle is six more units than the smaller side
s + 6 = the largest side
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and the third side is twice the smallest side
2s = the third side
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and the perimeter of the triangle is 25 units what would be and good equation to find the length of all three sides?
s + (s+6) + 2s = 25

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