document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=269843>Question 269843</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a triangle is 60 centimeters. One side is 6 centimeters shorter than the second side. The third side is 6 centimeters shorter than triple the length of the first side. Find the length of each side </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #197733 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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=197733\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter formula is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P+=+a+%2B+b+%2B+c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P+=+a+%2B+b+%2B+c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "from above, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P+=+60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P+=+60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+=+b+-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+=+b+-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c+=+3a+-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c+=+3a+-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "----------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "putting all of this together we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60+=+b+-+6+%2B+b+%2B+3b+-+24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60+=+b+-+6+%2B+b+%2B+3b+-+24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms and we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60+=+5b+-30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60+=+5b+-30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 30 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=90+=+5b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"90+=+5b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 5 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+=+18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+=+18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "this means that <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+=+12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+=+12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c+=+30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c+=+30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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