SOLUTION: A flower bed is in the shape of a triangle with one side twice the length of the shortest side, and the third is 12 feet more than the length of the shortest side. Find the dimensi
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Question 993682: A flower bed is in the shape of a triangle with one side twice the length of the shortest side, and the third is 12 feet more than the length of the shortest side. Find the dimensions if the perimeter is 172 feet.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, the shortest side, and then the other two sides are 2x and x+12.
Sum of the lengths of the sides is 172 feet.
and with this, evaluate the other two sides.
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