document.write( "Question 479556: two sides of an equilateral triangle have lenghts 3x + 1 and -2x+26. which of 21-x or 3x-4 could be the lenght of the third sid \n" ); document.write( "
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21 - x.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To see this, solve for 3x + 1 = -2x + 26.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> 5x = 25, or x = 5. ==> the length of a side is 3*5 + 1 = 16.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since \"3%2A5+-+4+=+15-4+=+11%3C%3E16\" while 21 - 5 = 16, the answer is 21 - x.
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