SOLUTION: A piece of wood measures y cm in length and 3x cm in width. A worker intends to cut the piece of wood into two small triangular pieces of wood. The perimeter of each triangle is 24
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Question 1162048: A piece of wood measures y cm in length and 3x cm in width. A worker intends to cut the piece of wood into two small triangular pieces of wood. The perimeter of each triangle is 24 cm and the longest side of either triangle is (x+y)cm
Calculate the area, in cm of the original piece of wood.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
\ +\ 3x\ =\ 24)
^2\ =\ (3x)^2\ +\ y^2)
Solve the 2X2 system for 
and 
, then calculate 
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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