Problema Solution

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 28 feet more than the length of the shortest side. find the dimensions if the perimeters is 144 feet.

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the perimeter (144) is equal to the sum of all sides

let 's' represents the shortest side, then 's+28' represents a slightly longer side and '2s' represents the longest side

144=s+(s+28)+2s

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s=29

29+28=57

2*29=58

The sides of the triangle are 29, 57 and 58.