SOLUTION: The sides of a triangle have lengths 3,5 and 7. In a similar triangle, the shortest side has a length x-3, and the longest side has length x+5 find the value of x

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Question 936719: The sides of a triangle have lengths 3,5 and 7. In a similar triangle, the shortest side has a length x-3, and the longest side has length x+5 find the value of x
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The sides of a triangle have lengths 3,5 and 7. In a similar triangle, the shortest side has a length x-3, and the longest side has length x+5 find the value of x
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3x+15=7x-21
4x=36
x=9