Question

A vacant city lot is being turned into a neighborhood gardden. The neighbors want to fence a triangular section of the lot and plant fowers there. The longest side of the trianglular section is 7 feet shorter than twice the shortest side. The thrird side is 6 feet longer than the shortest side. The permeter is 59 feet. How long is each side?

Answer 1

Help?

Answer 2

how can the longest side be shorter than another side?

Answer 3

oh wait nvm

Answer 4

it said twice the shorter k

Answer 5

let's call the shortest side x
so the longest side=2x-7

Answer 6

third side=6+x

Answer 7

do you understand so far?

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

ok the perimeter is 59 feet
so
add all the sides=59
x+(2x-7)+(6+x)=59
solve this for x

Answer 10

let me know what you get

Answer 11

4x+7=59?

Answer 12

i mean 4x+13=59

Answer 13

how did you get 13?

Answer 14

x+2x+7+6+x=59
4x+13=59

Answer 15

why is 7 positive?

Answer 16

4x-1=59

Answer 17

ok gj so far

Answer 18

so how do you solve for x?

Answer 19

x=15

Answer 20

:)
now it says to find all side
so what is the longest side= if x=15

Answer 21

2x-7?

Answer 22

yes what is that if x=15

Answer 23

23

Answer 24

ok now one more side and we are done
the third side= what if x=15

Answer 25

21

Answer 26

ok and what x represent again?

Answer 27

\[(x) +(2x-7) +(x+6) = 59 \]
15, 23, 21

Answer 28

x represents the shortest side

Answer 29

gj phinx

Answer 30

^^

Answer 31

lol

Answer 32

thank you (: life savers