SOLUTION: If there is an equilateral triangle with one side being 3x+1 and the other being 2x+5 what is the length of the missing side?
Can you please explain how you got the answer because
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Question 673545: If there is an equilateral triangle with one side being 3x+1 and the other being 2x+5 what is the length of the missing side?
Can you please explain how you got the answer because I have a quiz tomorrow and I am still very confused! Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! This is an equilateral triangle, so ALL 3 SIDES ARE EQUAL (sorry if that sounds like I'm shouting, I'm just emphasizing the point)
This means that
3x+1 = 2x+5
Solve that for x. Then plug this value of x back into either 3x+1 or 2x+5 to find the side length of the triangle.
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