The longest side of a triangle is 3 times the shortest side and the third side is 2 cm shorter than the longest side. If the perimeter of the triangle is at least 61 cm, find the minimum length of the shortest side.
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Let the length of the shortest side of the triangle be 
.
Then, length of the longest side 
Length of the third side 
Since the perimeter of the triangle is at least 61 cm.
Thus, the minimum length of the shortest side is 9 cm.
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