document.write( "Question 417959: One side of a triangle is half the longest side. The third side is 8 meters less than the longest side. The perimeter is 42 meters. Find all three sides. (Enter your answers from smallest to largest.)
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document.write( "Let x, x/2, (x-8), represent the sides
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document.write( "Question states***
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document.write( "  x + x/2 + (x-8) = 42m
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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( "5/2x = 50m
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document.write( "       x = 20m   x/2 = 10m  and (x-8)= 12m
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document.write( "Length of sides are: 10m,12m,20m\r
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document.write( " CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( "  20m + 10m + 12m = 42m
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