Find the length of the base of a triangle when one side is 2cm shorter than the base and the other side is 3cm longer than the b

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ase. The perimeter is greater than 19cm

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dem82 [27] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-25T19:27:37+03:00

Answer:

> 6 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Let b represent the length of the base in cm. Then the perimeter is ...

b + (b -2) + (b +3) > 19

3b +1 > 19 . . . . . . collect terms

3b > 18 . . . . . . . . subtract 1

b > 6 . . . . . . . . . divide by 3

The length of the base is greater than 6 cm.