document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=27918>Question 27918</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help please.  The perimeter of a triangle is 195mm.  If the lengths of the sides are consecutive odd integers, find the length of each side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #15219 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=15219\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can let x = the length of the short side. Then the length of next largest side would be x+2 and the length of the largest side would be x+4.  These sides add up to 195 mm.  You can set up the equation to find x, the length of the short side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%2B+%28x%2B2%29+%2B+%28x%2B4%29+=+195 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%2B+%28x%2B2%29+%2B+%28x%2B4%29+=+195\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify and solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B6+=+195 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B6+=+195\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 6 from both sides of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x+=+189 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x+=+189\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+63 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+63\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The length of the short side is 63 mm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length of the middle side is x+2 = 63+2 = 65 mm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length of the long side is x+4 = 63 + 4 = 67 mm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check: 63+65+67 = 195 mm </SPAN>\n" );
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