The perimeter of a triangle is 195 mm.If the lengths of the sides are consecutive odd integers,find the length of each side.
what steps do i need to do in order to get the answre?
Perimeter= L + L+2 + L+4
solve for L. That is the short side. THen add two for the next side, and add two again for the last side.
x = first odd integer
x + 2 = second odd integer
x + 4 = third odd integer
Therefore:
x + x + 2 + x + 4 = 195
Solve for x. Don't forget to list all sides!
I hope this will help get you started.
3x+6=195
-6 -6
3x=189
divide by 3
on both sides
and you get x=63
Mohammed
To find the length of each side of the triangle, you can follow these steps:
1. Assign a variable to represent the first odd integer. Let's call it "x".
2. Since the lengths of the sides are consecutive odd integers, the second side would be x + 2, and the third side would be x + 4.
3. Write the equation for the perimeter of the triangle, which is the sum of the lengths of all three sides: x + (x + 2) + (x + 4) = 195.
4. Simplify and solve the equation to find the value of x, which represents the first odd integer.
5. Once you have obtained the value of x, you can calculate the lengths of the three sides by substituting the value of x back into the expressions x, x + 2, and x + 4.
For example, if you find that x = 63, then the lengths of the three sides would be 63 mm, 65 mm, and 67 mm, respectively.
Remember to list all three sides to complete the answer.