document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=348669>Question 348669</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A triangle has a perimeter of 24 feet.  The shortest side is 4 feet shorter than the longest side, and the sum of the shortest and longest sides is equal to twice the length of the other side.  What are the lengths of the three sides of this triangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: the perimeter is the sum of the lengths of the sides of the triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let l represent  the longest side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write as You Read (let l be the longest side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "shortest side is (l-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"other side\" is half the sum of l and (l-4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplfy<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "l=10ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "shortest side is 6ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Other side is 8ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check Your answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10ft + 6ft +8ft = 24ft<BR>\n" );
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