document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=662091>Question 662091</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> given:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "triangle ABC<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height = x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "base = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "find the value of x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #412014 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kevwill><B>kevwill(135)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kevwill><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=kevwill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=412014\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There is not enough information in the problem description to find a single value for x.  Is this a specific type of triangle?  Is there a diagram with the original problem that puts some constraints on the triangle?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given any sufficiently small x, I can always construct a triangle with a perimeter of 15, even if x = 0.001 </SPAN>\n" );
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