document.write( "Question 399819: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are consecutive odd intergers. If the perimeter is 1 less than 4 times the shortest side, find the length of each side.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #283077 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The lengths of the sides of a triangle are consecutive odd intergers. If the perimeter is 1 less than 4 times the shortest side, find the length of each side. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let the length of the sides be x, x+2,x+4 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "x+x+2+x+4=4x-1 \n" ); document.write( "3x+6=4x-1 \n" ); document.write( "4x-3x=6+1 \n" ); document.write( "x=7 \n" ); document.write( "7, 9, 11\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca \n" ); document.write( " |