SOLUTION: A small area in front of a building is triangular in shape. The perimeter of the triangle is 49 meters. The second side is one-fourth of the first side in length. The third side is
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Question 196869: A small area in front of a building is triangular in shape. The perimeter of the triangle is 49 meters. The second side is one-fourth of the first side in length. The third side is 4 meters more than the first side. Find the length in meters of each side of the triangular region.
Answer by RAY100(1637) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x= 1st side
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Let .25x = 2nd side
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Let x+4 = 3 rd side
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Perimeter =49 = (x) + (.25x) +( x+4) = 2.25 x +4
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45 = 2.25 x
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x=20
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sides = 20, 5, 24
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checking per = 49 ,,,,ok
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