Question

A flower bed is in the shape of a triangle with one side twice the length of the shorter side and the third side is 26 feet more than the length of the shortest side find the dimensions if they’re perimeter is 174 feet

Answer 1

x - shortest side

2x - second side

x + 26 - third side

174 ft - perimeter

x + 2x + (x + 26) = 174

4x + 26 = 174 |-26

4x = 148 |:4

x = 37 ft

2x = 2(37) = 74 ft

x + 26 = 37 + 26 = 63 ft

Answer: 37 ft, 74 ft and 63 ft.