document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=190772>Question 190772</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jim's nephew owns a triangular plot of land. The perimeter fence that surrounds the land measures 121 feet. The shortest side is 15 feet longer than one-half of the longest side. The second longest side is 4 feet shorter than the longest side. What is the length of each side? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <i><b>x</b></i> represent the longest side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \frac{x}{2} + 15 \"> is the shortest side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And <i><b>x - 4</b></i> is the second longest side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter is the sum of the lengths of the sides, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  x + \frac{x}{2} + 15 + x - 4 = 121\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <i><b>x</b></i> to get the measure of the longest side, and the other two follow from the relationships given. <b>Hint:</b> Multiply by 2 first to get rid of that pesky denominator. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And it doesn't matter who's nephew owns the trianglular plot.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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