SOLUTION: One side of a triangle is three times the shortest side. The third side is 7 feet more than the shortest side. The perimeter is 62 feet. Find all three sides.

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Question 947170: One side of a triangle is three times the shortest side. The third side is 7 feet more than the shortest side. The perimeter is 62 feet.
Find all three sides.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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B=3A
C=7%2BA
and
A%2BB%2BC=62
Substitute,
A%2B3A%2B7%2BA=62
5A=55
A=11
So then,
B=3%2811%29
B=33
and
C=7%2B11
C=18