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Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle
The perimeter of a triangle is . If one side has the length , and another side has the length , what is the length of the third side?
The perimeter is the length of all the sides added up.
Using the information given in the question,
Now, solve for side 3.
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle
If the perimeter of the triangle is and two of the sides are given in the figure below, what is the length of the third side?
To find the perimeter of a triangle, add up all of its sides.
Let be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is .
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle
The perimeter of the triangle is , and two of the sides are already given. What is the length of the third side?
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is .
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle
The perimeter of the triangle is , and two of the sides are already given. What is the length of the third side?
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is .
Example Question #3 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle
The perimeter of the triangle is , and two of the sides are given. What is the length of the third side?
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is .
Example Question #4 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle
The perimeter of the triangle is , and two of the sides are given. Find the length of the third side.
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is .
Example Question #5 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle
A triangle with a perimeter of has side lengths of . Find the length of the longest side.
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter.
Now, plug in the value of to find the lengths of the triangle, then choose the largest one.
Example Question #121 : Properties Of Triangles
A triangle with a perimeter of has side lengths of . Find the length of the shortest side.
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter.
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Now, subsitute the value of to find the lengths of the sides, then choose the longest side.
Example Question #7 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle
The perimeter for the triangle is , and two sides are given. Find the length of the third side.
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter.
Let be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is .
Example Question #8 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle
The perimeter of the triangle is , and two of the sides are given. What is the length of the third side?
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter.
Let be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is .
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