SOLUTION: 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

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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
Answer by ikleyn(52788) About Me  (Show Source):
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One side + second side + third, longest side = 39


%281%2F2%29%2Ax    + (x-6)       +  x                  = 39


=============>  0.5x + x - 6 + x = 39


2.5x = 39 + 6 = 45  ====>  x = 45%2F2.5 = 18.


Answer.  1st side is 9 ft;  2nd side is 12 ft; 3rd, the longest side, is 18 ft.

Solved.