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One side of the triangle is 2cm longer than the second side. The third is 3/5 as long as the first side. If the perimeter of the triangle is 24cm, Find the lengths of the three sides.
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Let x be the length of the first side. The second side is x-2 and the third side is 3/5(x). The perimeter is 24, therefore we have: x + x-2 + 3/5(x) = 24 x + x - 2 + 3x/5 = 24 5x/5 + 5x/5 -10/5 = 24 10x/5 = 32 x = 32*5/10 x = 16 Therefore, the three sides are 16, 14, and 9.5.
