document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=343342>Question 343342</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One side of a triangle is half the longest side. The third side is 10 meters less than the longest side. The peremiter is 53 feet. Find the shortest side.<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 #245666 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=245666\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let longest side = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one side = x/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "third side =x-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+x/2 + x-10=53<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+x/2 +10-10=53+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+x/2 = 63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4x+x)/2 =63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LCD =2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x/2 = 63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x= 2*63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 2*63/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=25.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/2 = 25.2 /2 = 12.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-10 = 25.2 -10=15.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sides are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25.2 , 12.6, 15.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Their sum = 53 </SPAN>\n" );
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