SOLUTION: 5xcm, 4ycm and (x + y +a)cm are lengths of the sides of an aquilateral triangle given in terms of x and y. Find x and y

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Question 1186161: 5xcm, 4ycm and (x + y +a)cm are lengths of the sides of an aquilateral triangle given in terms of x and y. Find x and y
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5x cm, 4y cm and (x + y +a) cm are lengths of the sides of an equilateral triangle
given in terms of x and y. Find x and y
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Since the triangle is equilateral, we have these equations

    5x = 4y            (1)

and

    5x = x + y + a,    (2)



The last equation is equivalent to

    4x = y + a         (3)


From equation (1), we have  y =  = 1.25x.

Substituting it into equation (3), we get

    4x = 1.25x + a

     2.75x = a

         x =   =  = .


Then from y = 1.25x,  we have  y =  = .


ANSWER.   x = ;  y = .

Solved.



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