document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=358356>Question 358356</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A leather coin purse has the shape of a triangle. Two sides are equal in length and the third side is 3cm shorter than one and one half times the length of the equal sides. the perimeter is 28.5 cm. find the lengths of the sides. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #255756 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16949)</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=255756\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the equal sides be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the third side = x/2-3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+x+x/2 -3=28.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x/2 = 28.5+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x/2=31.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=63<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=63/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12.6 cm the equal sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "third side = 6.3<BR>\n" );
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