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document.write( "The perimeter of a triangle is 51 cm. The longest side is twice the length of the shortest side. The third side is 3 com longer than the shortest side. What is the length to each side? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let shortest side be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then longest side is \"2x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And 3rd side is \"x+3\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2x+x+3=51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+3=51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12 cm (length of shortest side)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=24 cm (length of longest side)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3=15 cm (length of 3rd side)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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