Formulas & Problem Solving

Question

A flower bed is in the shape of a triangle with one side twice the length of the shortest side, and the third side is 21 feet more than the length of the shortest side. Find the dimensions of the perimeter is 137feet.

Answer 1

The shortest side is x.

the other sides are 2x and x+21

x + 2x + x+21 = 137

4x + 21 = 137

4x = 116

x = 29

29, 50 and 58