document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=365951>Question 365951</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 3 centimeters shorter than one-half times the length of the equal sides. The perimeter is 28.5 centimeters. Find the lengths of the sides. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let the equal sides be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "third side = x/2 -3 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+x + 0.5x-3=28.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5x=28.5+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5x=31.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 12.6  equal side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "third side = 0.5x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.5 * 12.6 -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=3.3 third side<BR>\n" );
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