the lengths of the sides of a triangle are three consecutive odd integers. The perimeter of the triangle is 45in. What is the length of the shortest side of the triangle?
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The middle integer is the average of them, their total divided by 3. The shortest side is 1 less, so is .. 45/3 -1 = 14
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Find 3 consecutive integers whose sum is 180
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60. 60 + 60 + 60 = 180.
x + (x+1) + (x+2) + (x+3) = 180 4x + 6 = 180 4x = 174 x = cannot be an even integer If they were consecutive even integers, x + (x+2) + (x+4) + (x+6) = 180 4x + 12 = 180 4x = 168 x = 42, 44, 46, 48