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document.write( "One side of a triangle is half the longest side. The third side is 9 meters less than the longest side. The perimeter is 46 meters. Find all 3 sides </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Longest:: 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd side:: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd side:: 2x-9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter = 46 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + x + 2x-9 = 46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 11<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "longest:: 2x = 22 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd side:: x = 11 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd side:: 2x-9 = 13 meteres<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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