document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=481538>Question 481538</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the following problem. Be sure to show all steps (V.E.S.T.) and work in order to receive full credit In a triangle, the middle length side is 3 more than the shortest side, and the longest side is double the middle length side. The perimeter of the triangle is 45 cm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the lengths of the sides </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #329829 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=329829\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the shortest length. Then x+3 is the middle length, and 2(x+3) = 2x+6 is the longest side. Then,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + (x+3) + (2x+6) = 45\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x + 9 = 45\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x = 36, x = 9.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sides of the triangle are x, x+3, 2x+6, i.e. 9,12,24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Wow, terrible problem. A triangle cannot have lengths of sides 9,12,24 (this violates the triangle inequality). Tell your teacher or professor that the problem epically fails. </SPAN>\n" );
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