SOLUTION: A flower bed is in the shape of a triangle with one side twice the length of the shortest​ side, and the third side is 25 feet more than the length of the shortest side. Find
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Question 1059040: A flower bed is in the shape of a triangle with one side twice the length of the shortest side, and the third side is 25 feet more than the length of the shortest side. Find the dimensions if the perimeter is 161 feet. Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let the sides be a, b, c
b = 2a
c = a+25
2a+a+25+a = 161
4a = 161-25 = 136
a = 136/4 Divide to get side a. Then: b = 2a and c= a+25. Check the answers by adding the results, you should get 161
