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 21 feet

more than the length of the shortest side. Find the dimensions if the perimeter is 121 feet.
What is the length of the shortest side?
The length of the shortest side is

Answer 1

Answer: 25 ft

Explanation:

Let the shortest side be s. Then, the other two sides are 2s and s+21.

`s+2s+s+21=121\\\\4s+21=121\\\\4s=100\\\\s=25`