document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=982473>Question 982473</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of this triangle is 168 cm. The length of the longest side is twice that of the shortest side. The sum of the lengths of the shortest side and the longest side is 48 cm more than the length of side b. Find the length of each side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #603295 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=603295\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of this triangle is 168 cm. The length of the longest side is twice that of the shortest side. The sum of the lengths of the shortest side and the longest side is 48 cm more than the length of side b. Find the length of each side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter of this triangle is 168 cm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a+b+c=168\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The length of the longest side is twice that of the shortest side. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=2c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of the lengths of the shortest side and the longest side is 48 cm more than the length of side b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+c =b+48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a+b+c=168<BR>\n" );
document.write( "substitute a+c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2b+48+=168\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2b=120\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b=60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a+b+c=168\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=2c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2c+60+c=168\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3c=108<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c= 36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=2c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a= 72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "72, 60,36\r<BR>\n" );
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