SOLUTION: The ratio of the measures of three sides of a triangle are 1/2: 1/3: 1/5, and its perimeter is 6.2 centimeters. Find the measure of each side of the triangle.
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Question 384173: The ratio of the measures of three sides of a triangle are 1/2: 1/3: 1/5, and its perimeter is 6.2 centimeters. Find the measure of each side of the triangle.
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
15/30x+10/30x+6/30x=6.2
31/30x=6.2
x=6.2*30/31
x=186/31
x=6
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1/2x=3
1/3x=2
1/5x=1.2
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