Answer:
the answer is 20
Step-by-step explanation:
in the question they want the shortest side length of the triangle and they gave you the perimeter.
what we want to find is the x value.
so,
perimeter= the sum of all sides.
substituting,
80= 5x + 32 + 2 (3x+2)
80= 5x +32+6x+4
80=11x+36
80-36=11x
44=11x
44/11=x
4=x
so, the value of x is 4. then we substitute the 4 in each x to find our shortest length.
5*4=20
32
2 (3*4+2)=28
so the shortest length is 20.
we can also check our answer to see if it is correct.
20+33+28= 80.
