SOLUTION: A triangle has perimeter 29 cm. The sides have lengths that are consecutive odd integers. What is the length of the longest side? I have tried x+x+2+x+4=29, but apparently this is

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Question 7893: A triangle has perimeter 29 cm. The sides have lengths that are consecutive odd integers. What is the length of the longest side? I have tried x+x+2+x+4=29, but apparently this is not right since I can't come up with an answer. Can you help?
Answer by CharStar(110) About Me  (Show Source):
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You have the right idea, yet you said that they have have consecutive Odd numbers, so you would use Odd number (1,3,5...).
The Perimeter formula of a Triangle is P=S1%2BS2%2BS3
side 1 = x
Side 2 = x+1
Side 3 = x+3
29=x%2Bx%2B1%2Bx%2B3
29=3x%2B4
25=3x
8%261%2F3
This answer will not give you an even answer