SOLUTION: The lengths of the sides of a triangle from Geomatric Progression.If the shortest side is 9 cm and the perimeter is 37 cm.Find the length of the other two sides

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Question 823463: The lengths of the sides of a triangle from Geomatric Progression.If the shortest side is 9 cm and the perimeter is 37 cm.Find the length of the other two sides
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sides are 9, 9*r, and 9*r^2.

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to use the PLUS square root.


, the ratio for the geometric sequence of sides.

The other two side lengths are 9(4/3) and 9(16/9);
or
12 and 16.

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