SOLUTION: Two sides of a triangle have the same length. The third side measures 3 m less than twice the common length. The perimeter of the triangle is 13 m. What are the lengths of the thre

Question 1059200: Two sides of a triangle have the same length. The third side measures 3 m less than twice the common length. The perimeter of the triangle is 13 m. What are the lengths of the three sides?
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Two sides of a triangle have the same length. The third side measures 3 m less than twice the common length.
The perimeter of the triangle is 13 m. What are the lengths of the three sides?
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Let x be the common length of two congruent sides of the triangle.
Then the third side is 2x-3 and the perimeter is (x + x + (2x-3)) m.

The equation is

x + x + 2x-3 = 13.

Solve for x.

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