Triangle Side Analysis: Solving for X when Side Lengths are 2X, X+X, and 6

Question

Given the values of the sides of a triangle, is it a triangle with different sides?

2X2X2X666AAABBBCCCX+X

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Determine whether the triangle is scalene
00:03 Let's calculate the side
00:07 According to the given side lengths, the triangle is isosceles
00:11 This is the solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To determine if this triangle has all different side lengths, we need to check whether the sides 2X2X, 2X2X, and 66 are all different.

  • First, note that two sides are given as 2X2X. This immediately indicates these two sides are equal.
  • Since 2X=2X2X = 2X, these two sides are not different, contradicting the requirement for a scalene (all sides different) triangle.
  • The third side is 66. For a triangle to be scalene, 2X2X would need to be different from 66. However, we already have two equal sides 2X2X.

Thus, irrespective of whether the third side 66 equals 2X2X or not, the presence of two equal sides means the triangle is not scalene.

Therefore, the answer is no, it is not a triangle with different sides.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is: No.

Answer

No