Homework Help: algebra

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 8:15pm.

The lengths of the sides of a triangle are consecutive even integers. Find the length of the longest side if it is 22 units shorter of the perimeter.

algebra - bobpursley, Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 8:19pm
sides are n, n+2, n+4

n+4+22=3n+6

check that.

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