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Question 159299: one side of a triangle is three meters less than twice the length of the shortest side and the third side is seven meters more than twice the length of the shortest side. if the triangle's perimeter is 114 meters, find the lengths of each of the three sides. Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let the short side be s.
One side is 2s-3
The other side is 2s+7
The perimeter is the sum of the 3 sides and is equal to 114.
So
2*22 - 3 = 44-3 = 41
2*22 + 7 = 44 + 7 = 51
The three sides are 22, 41 and 51
Check your answer. Is there sum 114?
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