SOLUTION: One side of a triangle is twice as long as second side the third side is 11 ft long perimeter cannot be more than 35 ft. Find longest possible values for 2 sides.

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Question 245904: One side of a triangle is twice as long as second side the third side is 11 ft long perimeter cannot be more than 35 ft. Find longest possible values for 2 sides.
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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If represents the smaller of the unknown sides, then the largest value for the smaller side satisfies:



The longer side can be easily computed once the smaller side is known.

John