SOLUTION: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are consecutive even integers. Find the length of the longest side if it is 22 units shorter than the permiter.

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Question 161961This question is from textbook Algebra Structure and Method Book
: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are consecutive even integers. Find the length of the longest side if it is 22 units shorter than the permiter.
 This question is from textbook Algebra Structure and Method Book

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the sides be s, s+2, and s+4
P=s+s+2+s+4=3s+6
3s+6=s+4+22
3s+6=s+26
2s=20
s=10
s+4=14 the longest side.
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Ed