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 15 feet more than the length of the shortest side. Find the dim

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Question 887939: 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 15 feet more than the length of the shortest side. Find the dimensions if the perimeter is 123 feet.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+2x+x+15=123
4x=123-15
4x=108
x=108/4
x=27 short side
2x=54
x+15=42