document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=802386>Question 802386</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can some one please help me solve this? I've tried and I just keep confusing myself more because we learned to solve 2 variable equations now it has 3??\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter of a triangle is 110. Side x of the triangle is four times as long as side y. Side z is 2 cm longer than side x. Find the sides. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You really only have one variable in the end.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First we know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ +\ y\ +\ z\ =\ 110\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But we are given that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 4y\ =\ x\ \Rightarrow\ y\ =\ \frac{x}{4}\"> and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large z\ =\ x\ +\ 2\">.  Now we can do a little substitution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ +\ \frac{x}{4}\ +\ x\ +\ 2\ =\ 110\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And then all you have to do is solve the single variable equation for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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