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Two sides of a triangle are equal in length and double the length of the shortest side. The perimeter of the triangle is 35 inches.

Two sides of a triangle are equal in length and double the length of the shortest side. The perimeter of the triangle is 35 inches.
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Two sides of a triangle are equal in length and double the length of the shortest side. The perimeter of the triangle is 35 inches.

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Let x be the shortest side then the other two sides = 2x

x + 2x + 2x = 35
5x = 35
x = 35/5
x = 7 in ← shortest side

7 * 2 = 14 in ← other sides


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