Question

A flower bed is in the shape of a triangle with one side twice the length of the shortest side and the third side is 25 feet more than the length of the shortest side. Find the dimensions if the perimeter is 157 feet

What is the length of the shortest side?
What is the length of the second side?
What is the length of the third side?

Answer 1

shortest: 33 feet

second: 66 feet

third: 58 feet

Explanation:

s = shortest side (33)

2s = second side (66)

25 + s = third side (58)

157 = s + 2s + 25 + s

157 = 4s + 25

4s = 132

s = 33