Question

The perimeter of a triangle is 65 meters. The second side is 5 meters less than the first side The third side is 7

Answer 1

Answer:

The length of each side is 31.5m, 26.5m, 7m

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the length of the first side of the triangle be x meters.

Then, the second side is x-5 meters.

The third side is given as 7 meters.

The perimeter is 65 meters

This gives us the equation:

$65 = x + x - 5 + 7$

$65 - 7 + 5 = x + x$

$63 = 2x$

$x = \frac{63}{2} = 31.5$

The length of each side is 31.5m, 26.5m, 7m