document.write( "Question 893178: The lengths of the sides of a triangle can be represented by three consecutive integers. The perimeter of the triangle is 96 cm. Find the length of the longest side of the triangle. Show the solution.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2Bx%2B1%2Bx%2B2=96\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x%2B3=96\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x=93\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=31\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Longest side is $\"31%2B2=highlight%2833%29\"$ . \n" ); document.write( "

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