document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=490893>Question 490893</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> bermuda triangle is an area of water located off the east coast of United states extending from florida to puerto rico. if its perimeter is 5,500 kilometers, find the lengths of the three sides if the shortest side measures 134 kilometers less than the second side, and the longest side measures 670 kilometers more than the second side. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "its perimeter is 5,500 kilometers, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + b + c = 5500<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the shortest side measures 134 kilometers less than the second side,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = b - 134<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " the longest side measures 670 kilometers more than the second side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = b + 670<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the lengths of the three sides <BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace a and c using the above information<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b+670) + b + (b-134) = 5500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b + 670 - 134 = 5500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b + 536 = 5500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b = 5500 - 536<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b = 4964<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4964%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4964%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 1654<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > km is the 2nd side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "find the 1st side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 1654<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 670<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 2324<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > km is the 1st side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 1654<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - 134<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 1520<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > km is the 3rd side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can check this by adding up these three sides and ensure that the sum is 5500 </SPAN>\n" );
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