document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=450163>Question 450163</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> make an equation that most accurately depicts the word problem. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two sides of a triangle are equal in length and double the length of the shortest side. The perimeter of the triangle is 36 inches. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " The perimeter of the triangle is 36 inches.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the shortest side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = the length of the other two sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(2x) + x = 36<BR>\n" );
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