<PRE><B>Question 207146</B>
a side of the triangular area 3 feet shorter and the other 2 feet longer than the
 third side. She also wants to restrict the perimeter of the triangular area to
 32 feet, so that it does not cover a huge area of the garden.
 Determine the maximum length of each side of the triangular area
:
Let x = length of the 3rd side
then
(x-3) = short side
and
(x+2) = long side
:
Perimeter
x + (x-3) + x+2) = 32
:
3x - 1 = 32
:
3x = 32 + 1
x = {{{33/3}}}
x = 11 ft is the 3rd side
and
8 ft is the short side
and
13 ft is the long side
:
Check
11 + 8 + 13 = 32 </PRE>