Problema Solution
A triangle has a perimeter of 41 inches. The medium side is 6 more than the short side, and the longest side is 5 times the length of the shortest side. Find the shortest side.
Answer provided by our tutors
Let 'l', 'm', and 's' stand for the long, medium, and short side of the triangle. We can write:
l+m+s=41
m=s+6
l=5s
Using Algebrator to solve for l, m, and s, we get:
l=25 in
m=11 in
s=5 in