document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=542388>Question 542388</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the longest side of triangle is twice as long the shortest side and 2cm lnger than the third side.if the perimeter of the triangle is 33cm,what is the length of each side? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #354571 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><B>neatmath(302)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><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=neatmath><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=354571\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><font face=\"Tahoma\">Let's use L as the variable for our longest side.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then our 3 sides should be:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then because we have a perimeter of 33 cm, we just need to add the three sides:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L%2BL%2F2%2B%28L-2%29=33 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L%2BL%2F2%2B%28L-2%29=33\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L%2BL%2F2%2BL-2=33 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L%2BL%2F2%2BL-2=33\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's multiply both sides of the equation by 2 (each term), to clear the fractions:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2AL%2B2%2AL%2F2%2B2%2AL-2%2A2=66 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2AL%2B2%2AL%2F2%2B2%2AL-2%2A2=66\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2L%2BL%2B2L-4=66 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2L%2BL%2B2L-4=66\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5L-4=66 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5L-4=66\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5L=70 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5L=70\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus, our longest side is 14 cm,<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the shortest side is 7 cm,<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and the third side is 12 cm.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14%2B7%2B12=33 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14%2B7%2B12=33\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=33=33 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"33=33\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is true, so our answer is correct.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps!<br> </SPAN>\n" );
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