The perimeter of a triangle is 13 inches . What is the length of the shortest side?

shortest side = 3 in

Explanation:

Sum the 3 sides and equate to 13, that is

x - 5 + 6 +  = 13, that is

x + 1 +  = 13 ( subtract 1 from both sides )

x +  = 12 ( multiply through by 2 to clear the fraction )

2x + x = 24

3x = 24 ( divide both sides by 3 )

x = 8

 x - 5 = 8 - 5 = 3 and  =  = 4 , then

The shortest side is x - 5 = 3 in

if you explain the the question more correctly i might be able to answer this better

step-by-step explanation:

c. 27 units.

step-by-step explanation:

we are told that in circle a, ∠bae ≅ ∠dae.

we can see from our given diagram that in and ;

, as these are radii of our given circle.

therefore, by sas congruence postulate.

hence, side be will be equal to side de as corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent. so we can set an equation to find the value of x as:

now let us substitute x=17 in the expression for the length of be.

therefore, length of be will be 27 units and option c is the correct choice.