document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=990377>Question 990377</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a flower bed is in the shape of a triangle with one side twice the length of the shortest side, and the third side is 12 feet more than the length of the shortest side. Find the dimensions if the perimeter is 112 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Make the shortest side = 'x'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One side = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Third side = x + 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter is the total of the three sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2x + (x + 12) = 112<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Collect like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 12 = 112<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 112 - 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 25 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Shortest side = 25 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One side = 50 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Third side = 37 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25 + 50 + 37 = 112 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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