SOLUTION: A triangle has a perimeter of 24 feet. The shortest side is 4 feet shorter than the longest side, and the sum of the shortest and longest sides is equal to twice the length of the
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Question 318424: A triangle has a perimeter of 24 feet. The shortest side is 4 feet shorter than the longest side, and the sum of the shortest and longest sides is equal to twice the length of the other side. What are the lengths of the three sides of this triangle?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x-4+x+.5(2x-4)=24
x-4+x+x-2=24
3x=30
x=10 ft
x-4=6 ft
.5(2x-4)=8 ft
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