Question 1089896: The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 50 inches longer than the length of one side. Find the length of the side. Found 2 solutions by addingup, MathTherapy:Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! It's an equilateral, equal-lateral, meaning all sides are the same length.
x+x+x+50 = perimeter
3x+50 = perimeter
3x = perimeter-50
x = (perimeter-50)/3
Plug in the perimeter and solve.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 50 inches longer than the length of one side. Find the length of the side.
It is as SIMPLE as this!
Let one side of the triangle be S
Then perimeter = 3S
We then get: 3S = S + 50
2S = 50
S, or
AGAIN, that's how SIMPLE this math problem is.
