document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=66255>Question 66255</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me find the measures of the sides of the triangle: The ratio of the measures of three sides of a triangle are 1/2:1/3:1/5, and its perimeter is 6.2 centimeters. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #46989 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=46989\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since you know the ratio of the three sides of the triangle ((1/2):(1/3):(1/5)) you then need to find a common multiplier so that when multiply each of these ratios and add the results, you will get the perimeter of 6.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's call this common multiplier, x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29x+%2B+%281%2F3%29x+%2B+%281%2F5%29x+=+6.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29x+%2B+%281%2F3%29x+%2B+%281%2F5%29x+=+6.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify this and solve for x.  Multiply through by the LCD of 30.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30%28%281%2F2%29x%2B%281%2F3%29x%2B%281%2F5%29x%29+=+30%286.2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30%28%281%2F2%29x%2B%281%2F3%29x%2B%281%2F5%29x%29+=+30%286.2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15x%2B10x%2B6x+=+186 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15x%2B10x%2B6x+=+186\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=31x+=+186 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"31x+=+186\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 31.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the measures of the three sides are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29x+=+%281%2F2%296 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29x+=+%281%2F2%296\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F3%29x+=+%281%2F3%296 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F3%29x+=+%281%2F3%296\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F5%29x+=+%281%2F5%296 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F5%29x+=+%281%2F5%296\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2B2%2B1.2+=+6.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2B2%2B1.2+=+6.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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