SOLUTION: 1. two sides of triangle are the same length.the third side is 6 in. less than the sum of the equal sides.if the perimeter of the triangle is 46 in. find the three sides.
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Question 957183: 1. two sides of triangle are the same length.the third side is 6 in. less than the sum of the equal sides.if the perimeter of the triangle is 46 in. find the three sides.
2. the length of a rectangular garden is 12 ft less than four times the width.if the perimeter of the garden is 256 ft. find the dimension of the garden. Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let's call the two equal sides 2s. And the third side is 2s-6:
2s+2s-6 = 46 add the s on the left and add 6 to both sides:
4s= 52 divide both sides by 4
s= 13 this is the length of each of the same length sides. And the 3rd side is:
2(13)-6= 20
Check: 2(13)+2(13)-6= 26+26-6= 46 Correct.
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L is 12 less than 4W. And the perimeter is:
2L+2W= 256 And we just said that L= 4W-12, so let's substitute:
2(4W-12)+2W= 256
8W- 24+ 2W= 256 Now add 24 on both sides and add the W onthe left:
10W = 280 Divide both sides by 10
W= 28 is the width and the Length is:
28*4-12= 100
Check: The perimeter is 2L+2W = 2(100)+2(28)= 200+58= 258 Correct.
