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The perimeter of a triangle is 465 cm. The length of the sides are consecutive integers. Find the length of the smallest side.

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side A= 156cm
side B= 155cm
side C= 154cm
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x+x+2+x+4=186
x=180/3
x=60 cm. for the shortest side.
60+2=62 cm. for the middle side.
60+4=64 cm. for the longest side.
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