The shortest side of a triangle is 13 cm.
How to estimate the shortest side of a triangle?
Let x be the longest side
y be the shortest side
z be the other side
x + y + z = 50 ...........(1)
x = y + 8 ...........(2)
z = y + 3 ............(3)
Replace x with y+8 in equation 1
Replace z with y + 3 in equation 1
To estimate the value for y,
(y+8) + y + (y+3) = 50
Simplifying the above equation, we get
3y + 11 = 50
3y = 50-11
3y = 39
y = 39/3
y = 13 cm
Therefore, the shortest side of a triangle is 13 cm.
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