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Bumek
3 months ago
5

The perimeter of a scalene triangle is 14.5 cm. The longest side is twice that of the shortest side. Which equation can be used

to find the side lengths if the longest side measures 6.2cm?
Mathematics
1 answer:
babunello [11.8K]3 months ago
8 0
Let x = 6.2
Define y as half of x: y = 0.5x
Calculate y: y = 0.5 × 6.2 = 3.1
Calculate z by subtracting x and y from 14.5: z = 14.5 - 6.2 - 3.1 = 5.2
Each variable corresponds to a triangle side
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