document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1094463>Question 1094463</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The triangle below has a total perimeter of 450 cm:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "picture of a triangle with sides 128 and 150. Third side unknown\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation and solve it to find the length of the longest side of the triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 128x + 150 = 450; x = 2.34 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x + 278 = 450; x = 172 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 2x + 278 = 450; x = 86 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 150x + 128 = 450; x = 2.15 cm </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "picture of a triangle with sides 128 and 150. Third side unknown\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation and solve it to find the length of the longest side of the triangle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = sum of the 3 side lengths.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's the same as the \"total perimeter\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a + b + c = 450<BR>\n" );
document.write( "128 + 150 + c = 450<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 172 cm<BR>\n" );
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