document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=260858>Question 260858</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a triangle is 34in.  The middle side is twice as long as the shortest side.  The longest side is 2in. less than 3 times the shortest side.  Find the lengths of the three sides. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #192164 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Greenfinch><B>Greenfinch(383)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Greenfinch><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Greenfinch><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=192164\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call the shortest side a, Then the middle is 2a and the largest is 3a - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Adding these together we get 6a - 2 which is the perimeter of 34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 6a - 2 = 34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6a = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a is 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sides are therefore 6, 12, 16 inches  </SPAN>\n" );
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