Question

The base of a skyscraper is a triangle bordered by three streets: Main Street, Elm Street, and Maple Street. The Elm Street side is 1 ft shorter than twice the Maple Street side. The Maple Street side is 8 ft shorter than half the Main Street side. The Main Street side is 206 ft. The base of a skyscraper is a triangle bordered by three streets: Main Street, Elm Street, and Maple Street. The Elm Street side is 1 ft shorter than twice the Maple Street side. The Maple Street side is 8 ft shorter than half the Main Street side. The Main Street side is 206 ft.

Part 1 out of 2
(a) Find the two unknown side lengths.
Maple Street is
ft.
Elm Street is
ft.

Answer 1

A) Maple Street is 95ft.
Elm Street is 189 ft.

here are the equations if u need them
lets' say elm st=E, Main st= M and Maple st.=A

E= 2A-1
A=M/2-8
M=206ft.
Since knowing that M=206 u would do 206/2=103 subtracting 8 which is 95 and then inputting 95 in the first equation and getting 190 minus 1 which is 189 and that's how u solve this problem.