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document.write( "1)Tom&#8217;s uncle owns a triangular piece of land. The perimeter fence that surrounds the land measures 378 yards. The shortest side is 30 yards longer than one-half of the longest side. The second longest side is 2 yards shorter than the longest side.  What is the length of each side? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #99095 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=99095\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x=longest side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The shortest side is 30 yards longer than one-half of the longest side\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ (x/2)+30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The second longest side is 2 yards shorter than the longest side\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The perimeter fence that surrounds the land measures 378 yards\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ x+(x/2)+30+x-2=378 </SPAN>\n" );
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