document.write( "Question 1105964: One side of a triangle is 1/2 the length of the longest side while the other is 6 less than the longest of the triangle is 39 ft. Find the length of each side \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "One side + second side + third, longest side = 39\r\n" );
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document.write( "    + (x-6)       +  x                  = 39\r\n" );
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document.write( "=============>  0.5x + x - 6 + x = 39\r\n" );
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document.write( "2.5x = 39 + 6 = 45  ====>  x =  = 18.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  1st side is 9 ft;  2nd side is 12 ft; 3rd, the longest side, is 18 ft.\r\n" );
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