document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1017003>Question 1017003</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One side of a triangle is 2 meters shorter than the base and the other side is 3 meters longer than half the base. If the perimeter is 15 meters find the length of each side. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "one side is x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the other side is (x/2)+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They add to 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+x-2+(x/2)+3=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply everything by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2x-4+x+6=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+2=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5.6, base<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2=3.6 one side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x/2)+3=5.8, all units meters </SPAN>\n" );
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