document.write( "Question 1092184: One side of triangle is one-fourth the longest side. The third side is 13
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One side of triangle is one-fourth the longest side. The third side is 13
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Let the length of the shortest side be S
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document.write( "Then length of longest side is 4S
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document.write( "Third, or middle side = 4S - 13
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document.write( "We then get: S + 4S + 4S - 13 = 113
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document.write( "Continue solving for S, the shortest side
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document.write( "Multiply S by 4 to get the longest side 
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document.write( "Subtract 13 from the longest side to get the 3rd or middle side
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document.write( "This is the EASIEST way to solve this! \n" );
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