document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1012193>Question 1012193</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the length of the shortest side of a triangle whose perimeter is 66 and the sides are marked as x+5, 3X-1 AND 4X-2 what is the shortest side </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter is the sum of the sides.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+5)+(3x-1)+(4x-2)=66<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x+2=66<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=64 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+5=8+5=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The x+5 side is 13<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-1=3(8)-1=24-1=23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 3x-1 side is 23<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x-2=4(8)-2=32-2=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 4x-2 side is 30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: The shortest side is x+5=13<BR>\n" );
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