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15 November, 22:29

The perimeter of a triangle is 73 cm. the longest side is 5 cm less than the sum of the other two sides. twice the shortest side is 8 cm less than the longest side. find the length of each side of the triangle.

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  1. 15 November, 22:31
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    a+b+c = 73 (a is shortest side, b is second shortest side, c is longest side)

    c = a+b-5

    c = 2a+8

    b = a+13

    2a+8+a+13+a = 73

    4a+21=73

    4a = 52

    a = 13

    b = 26

    c = 34

    However when you plug that back in, you don't get a triangle, so I think you are missing something
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