SOLUTION: a flower bed is in the shape of a triangle with one side twice the length of the shortest, and the third side is 25 feet more than the length of the shortest side. find the dimensi

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Question 981468: a flower bed is in the shape of a triangle with one side twice the length of the shortest, and the third side is 25 feet more than the length of the shortest side. find the dimensions if the perimeter is 153 feet
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, shortest side
Other sides, 2x,x+25.

x%2B2x%2Bx%2B25=153

4x%2B25=153

4x=128

x=32-----------------other sides are then 64 and 57.