Answer:
25 hours
Step-by-step explanation:
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Answer:
The length of the sides of the triangle are as follow: Two sides are 14.4 inches long and the shortest is 7.2 inches.
Step-by-step explanation:
P = 36in // perimeter of triangle
P = A + B + C //equation for perimeter of a triangle
A = B or B = A //Showing that two sides are equal in length
A = 2C and B = 2C //Showing that the two equal sides are each doubled of the shortest side
C = A/2 and C = B/2 //Showing the same thing as the top, but in terms of the shortest side
Solve for C //First we solve for the shortest side as it's easiest
36 = A + B + C
36 = 2C + 2C + C //Use substitution for A and B
36 = 5C
C = 7.2in
Solve for A
A = 2C
A = 2(7.2) //Use what we solved for C
A = 14.4in
Solve for B
B = A
B = 14.4in //Same as A
Check Work
P = A + B + C
P = 14.4 + 14.4 + 7.2
P = 36
I love these problems, because it's just about reading the question. All you need to do is break it down. What do we know the "sum of" something is? We know that it means addition. What are we adding? "three times a number b and 33". Well, how can we express "three times b"? 3b! Right! Well, we know we're adding that to 33, so you're almost done. Right now you should have 3b+33. And what <em>is</em> 3b+33? at least 33. How can we express "at least"? >=, greater than or equal to, right! Finally, we have our answer. 3b+33>=35.
