The base of a skyscraper is a triangle bordered by three streets: Main Street, Elm Street, and Maple Street. The Elm Street side is 1 ft shorter than twice the Maple Street side. The Maple Street side is 8 ft shorter than half the Main Street side. The Main Street side is 206 ft. The base of a skyscraper is a triangle bordered by three streets: Main Street, Elm Street, and Maple Street. The Elm Street side is 1 ft shorter than twice the Maple Street side. The Maple Street side is 8 ft shorter than half the Main Street side. The Main Street side is 206 ft.

Part 1 out of 2

(a) Find the two unknown side lengths.

Maple Street is

ft.

Elm Street is

ft.

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Clara Thomas

Mathematics

2 February, 11:36

The base of a skyscraper is a triangle bordered by three streets: Main Street, Elm Street, and Maple Street. The Elm Street side is 1 ft shorter than twice the Maple Street side. The Maple Street side is 8 ft shorter than half the Main Street side. The Main Street side is 206 ft. The base of a skyscraper is a triangle bordered by three streets: Main Street, Elm Street, and Maple Street. The Elm Street side is 1 ft shorter than twice the Maple Street side. The Maple Street side is 8 ft shorter than half the Main Street side. The Main Street side is 206 ft.

Part 1 out of 2

(a) Find the two unknown side lengths.

Maple Street is

ft.

Elm Street is

ft.

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Kristen Sharp · Answer 1

If The Main Street side is 206ft. and Maple Street side is 8ft. shorter than half of that, that means Maple Street is 95 ft. Consequently if Maple Street is 95ft and Elm Street is 1ft shorter than double Maple Street, Elm Street would be 189ft