document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=351344>Question 351344</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A flower bed is in the shape of a triangle. One side is twice the length of the shortest side,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the third side is 10 feet more than the length of the shortest side. The perimeter is 38 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the lengths of all three sides. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x represent the shortest side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 2x + (x + 10) = 38 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify and solve<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 10 = 38ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 14 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+10) = 17ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7ft +14ft + 17ft = 38ft </SPAN>\n" );
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