document.write( "Question 396759: A triangle has a perimeter of 84 centimeters. each of the two longer sides of the triangle is three times as long as the shortest side. find the lengh of each side of the triangle. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi
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document.write( "each of the two longer sides of the triangle is three times as long as the shortest side
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document.write( "Let x, 3x and 3x represent the length of the sides
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document.write( "  x + 3x + 3x = 84cm
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( "     7x = 84cm
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document.write( "      x = 12cm, the shortest side, the other two sides are 36cm and 36cm\r
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document.write( "  12cm + 36cm + 36cm = 84cm \n" );
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