document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=529747>Question 529747</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A leather coin purse has the shape of a triangle. Two sdes are equal in length and the third side is 3 centimeters shorter than one and one-half times the length of the equal sides. The perimeter is 28.5 centimeters. find the lengths of the sides. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=length of one of the equal sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5x-3=length of the third side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+1.5x-3=28.5 (perimeter)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.5x=31.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ans:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of third side=10.5 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of equal sides=9 cm </SPAN>\n" );
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