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soldi70 [24.7K]

3 years ago

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A triangle has a perimeter of 18 inches. if one side has length 8 inches, find the length of the shortest side if the other leng

ths are in the ratio of 2 units : 3 units.

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ladessa [460]3 years ago

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Perimeter = 18 = 8 + 2x + 3x

10 = 5x
x = 2
So the sides are 8, 4 and 6

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$\implies a=1,b=0$

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$y''-3y'+2y=e^x\sin x$

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