Question

the perimeter of a triangle is 50cm. one side is 4cm longer than the smaller side and the third side is 6cm less than twice the smaller side. find the area of the triangle

Answer 1

Let the smaller side = x
then the sides will be = x , x+4 , 2x-6
perimeter = sum of the sides = x+x+4+2x-6 = 50
4x-2 = 50
4x = 52
x= 13
the sides are 13 , 17 , 20

Answer 2

let the smaller side be x
1 side= x+4
3rd side=2x-6
perimeter=50 cm

x+x+4+2x-6=50
4x-2=50
4x=52
x=52/4
x=13

1 side=13+4=17 cm
2 side= 13cm
3rd side= 2*13-6=20 cm

now you can find the area...hope it helped