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document.write( "In triangle ABC, AB is 9 cm. shorter than AC, while BC is 3 cm. longer than AC. If the perimeter of the triangle is 48 cm. find the lengths of the three sides. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "   Let  the length of AC = L\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    so, AB = L-9( since AB is 9 cm shorter than AC)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   and BC = L+3( since BC is 3cm longer than AC)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      Let the perimeter = P = 48<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   so, AC + AB + BC = 48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     or L+(L-9)+(L+3)= 48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      OR L + L - 9 +L + 3 = 48 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       OR 3L - 9 + 3 = 48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       OR 3L - 6 = 48<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       OR 3L = 48 + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "        OR 3L = 54\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         OR L = 54 / 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         OR L = 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "        SO, AC = 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "        SO AB = AC - 9 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "              = 18 - 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "              = 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     AND BC = AC + 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "             = 18 + 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "              = 21\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK :\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "AC + BC + AB = 18 + 9 + 21 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "             = 48 \r<BR>\n" );
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