SOLUTION: The perimeter of a triangle is 34in. The middle side is twice as long as the shortest side. The longest side is 2in. less than 3 times the shortest side. Find the lengths of the

Question 260858: The perimeter of a triangle is 34in. The middle side is twice as long as the shortest side. The longest side is 2in. less than 3 times the shortest side. Find the lengths of the three sides.
Answer by Greenfinch(383) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call the shortest side a, Then the middle is 2a and the largest is 3a - 2
Adding these together we get 6a - 2 which is the perimeter of 34
So 6a - 2 = 34
6a = 36
a is 6
The sides are therefore 6, 12, 16 inches
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