SOLUTION: A flower bed is in the shape of a triangle with one side twice the length of the shortest side and the third side is
16
16 feet more than the length of the shortest side. Find t
Question 1149873: A flower bed is in the shape of a triangle with one side twice the length of the shortest side and the third side is
16
16 feet more than the length of the shortest side. Find the dimensions if the perimeter is
172
172 feet.
x + 2x + (x+16) = 172
4x = 172 - 16 = 156
x = 156/4 = 39 feet is the length of the shortest side.
Hence, according to the condition, the sides of the triangle shoud be 39, 2*39 = 78 and (39+16) = 55 feet long. ANSWER
Since the triangle inequalities are satisfied, such a triangle really does exist.
It completes the solution.
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A flower bed is in the shape of a triangle: so, the perimeter is
where is the shortest side, and is other side twice the length of the shortest side and the third side is feet more than the length of the shortest side.
so, sides are:
Find the dimensions if the perimeter is feet.
given:
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