purplemonkey
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So, I am sure that this will be an easy question for ya'll tonight, I havent had a math class in a million years and I am trying to complete some much needed extra credit work, but I have gotten a little frustrated.
The question is.... A triangle has a perimeter of 161 miles, each of the two smaller sides of the triangle are two-thirds the lenght of the longest side. Find the lenght of each side.....
So, heres what I know....
I know that the perimeter is the lenght of all the sides togeather....
a + b + c = p
I can tell that two sides are the same lenght here so lets say a =b
and those are 2/3 of the side c....so should my equation look like
(c-1/3) + (c-1/3) + c =161 ??
and if that is right how in the world do i solve that? can i say 3c-2/3 =161? i am sure that isnt right....i am really going a bit crazy.... my math book doesnt have a geometry chapter really, so i am lost.
The question is.... A triangle has a perimeter of 161 miles, each of the two smaller sides of the triangle are two-thirds the lenght of the longest side. Find the lenght of each side.....
So, heres what I know....
I know that the perimeter is the lenght of all the sides togeather....
a + b + c = p
I can tell that two sides are the same lenght here so lets say a =b
and those are 2/3 of the side c....so should my equation look like
(c-1/3) + (c-1/3) + c =161 ??
and if that is right how in the world do i solve that? can i say 3c-2/3 =161? i am sure that isnt right....i am really going a bit crazy.... my math book doesnt have a geometry chapter really, so i am lost.