SOLUTION: One side of triangle is one-fourth the longest side.The third side is 11 feet less than the longest side. The perimeter is 124. Find all three sides.
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Question 945338: One side of triangle is one-fourth the longest side.The third side is 11 feet less than the longest side. The perimeter is 124. Find all three sides.
Answer by amarjeeth123(569) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the longest side be x.
Then the other side is x/4.
The third side is x-11.
x+x/4+x-11=124
9x/4=135
x=4*135/9=540/9=60.
The sides of the triangle are 60 ft,15 ft and 49 ft.
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