SOLUTION: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are three consecutive integers. If the perimeter is 96 feet, find the lengths of the three sides of the triangle.
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Question 175408: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are three consecutive integers. If the perimeter is 96 feet, find the lengths of the three sides of the triangle. Found 2 solutions by EMStelley, josmiceli:Answer by EMStelley(208) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If you call the first integer x, you can represent the next two by x+1 and x+2. Thus, the perimeter of the triangle is
So
Subtract 3 from both sides
Now divide both sides by 3
So the three sides are 31 feet, 32 feet, and 33 feet long.
