document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=418733>Question 418733</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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.) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you show me each step to get the answer? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the longest side be x (we need to label it so we have somewhere to start).  Then the other sides are 8 less than x or just x-8 and half of x or 1/2 x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we have 3 sides, x, 1/2 x and x-8.  The perimeter is the distance around the triangle or the sum of the 3 sides and we are told that it is 42 meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B%281%2F2x%29%2B%28x-8%29=42 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B%281%2F2x%29%2B%28x-8%29=42\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine your x and you get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.5x-8=42 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.5x-8=42\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 8 to both sides and you get 2.5x=50 and x=20 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then plug in x to find out the side lengths. </SPAN>\n" );
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