document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=201630>Question 201630</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a triagle,the second side is one-third of the first side in length.  The third side is 2 meters less than the first side.  The perimeter of the triangle is 26 meters. Form an algebraic equation to express this problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the second side be s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the first side is 3 times the second (same as 2nd side being 1/3 of the first), then first side is 3s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And, since the third side is 2 meters less than the first side, then its length is 3s – 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Together, their sum is 26. Therefore, the algebraic equation to express this situation is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28s%2B3s%2B%283s-2%29=26%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28s%2B3s%2B%283s-2%29=26%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Going further, and solving this equation, we can see that the second side, or s, is 4 meters, the first side, or 3s, is 12 (3*4) meters, and the third side, or 3s - 2, is 10 (3*4-2) meters. Altogether, they add up to 26 (4 + 12 + 10) meters, the perimeter of the triangle.<BR>\n" );
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