Base of an isosceles triangle is 2/3 times its congruent side.Perimeter of the triangle is 32cm.Find the length of each side of that triangle
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We can start out by creating an equation that can represent the information that we have. We know that the total perimeter is
32
inches. We can represent each side with parenthesis. Since we know other 2 sides besides the base are equal, we can use that to our advantage.
Our equation looks like this:
(
x
+
2
)
+
(
x
)
+
(
x
)
=
32
. We can say this because the base is
2
more than the other two sides,
x
. When we solve this equation, we get
x
=
10
.
If we plug this in for each side, we get
12
,
10
and
10
. When added, that comes out to a perimeter of
32
, which means our sides are right
32
inches. We can represent each side with parenthesis. Since we know other 2 sides besides the base are equal, we can use that to our advantage.
Our equation looks like this:
(
x
+
2
)
+
(
x
)
+
(
x
)
=
32
. We can say this because the base is
2
more than the other two sides,
x
. When we solve this equation, we get
x
=
10
.
If we plug this in for each side, we get
12
,
10
and
10
. When added, that comes out to a perimeter of
32
, which means our sides are right
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Answer:
2 equal sides are 24 and base is 16 cm
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