In triangle ABC,

• AB is x cm long
• BC is twice the length of AB
• AC is 10 cm longer than AB.
The perimeter of the triangle is 42 cm.
Write down an equation in x and solve it.
Use your answer to find the lengths of the sides of the triangle.

User Icon for bobpursley bobpursley answered
13 years ago

BC=2x

Ac=x+10

permiter=42=x+2x + 10+x
solve for x

User Icon for Gerald Gerald answered
2 years ago

19

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

To solve this problem, we need to set up an equation and solve for the value of x. Then, we can substitute the value of x into the given information to find the lengths of the sides of the triangle.

Let's start by setting up the equation using the given information:

AB + BC + AC = Perimeter

Since AB is x cm long, and BC is twice the length of AB, we can write BC as 2x. Similarly, AC is 10 cm longer than AB, so we can write AC as (x + 10).

Substituting these values into the equation, we get:

x + 2x + (x + 10) = 42

Now we can solve for x:

4x + 10 = 42
4x = 42 - 10
4x = 32
x = 32 / 4
x = 8

Now that we have found the value of x, we can substitute it back into the given information to find the lengths of the sides of the triangle:

AB = 8 cm
BC = 2x = 2(8) = 16 cm
AC = x + 10 = 8 + 10 = 18 cm

Therefore, the lengths of the sides of the triangle are:
AB = 8 cm
BC = 16 cm
AC = 18 cm