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Step by step explanation
Answer:
x=41
y=139
Step-by-step explanation:
x+y = 180 since they form a straight line
y is 3x +16
y = 3x +16
Replace y in the first equation
x+3x +16 = 180
Combine like terms
4x +16 = 180
Subtract 16 from each side
4x+16-16 =180-16
4x =164
Divide each side by 4
4x/4 =164/4
x = 41
y = 3x +16
y = 3*41 +16 = 123+16 =139
The first triangle has a perimeter of 4+6+10 = 20.
The 2nd longest side is 6/20 = 3/10 of the perimeter. In the larger triangle, the 2nd longest side will have length (3/10)*60 = 18.
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These side lengths mean the "triangle" is a line segment. That is, it has zero area.
Variables can be used to represent unknown numbers in a equation or expression that you will later find out what they are
