One side of a triangle is half the longest side. The third side is 8 meters less than the longest side. The perimeter is 47 mete

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One side of a triangle is half the longest side. The third side is 8 meters less than the longest side. The perimeter is 47 mete

rs. Find all three sides.

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Alik [6] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-26T01:15:23+03:00

<span>One side of a triangle is half the longest side. The third side is 8 m less than the longest side
Let x,x/2 and (x-8m) represent these sides
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x + x/2 + (x-8m) = 42m
Solving for x
5/2x = 50m
x = 20m, the longest side. The other two are 10m and 12m
Three sides are: 10m,12m and 20m