Question

The perimeter of a triangle is 60 ft. One leg is 12 ft long. Of the two unknown sides, one of them is twice as long as the other.

Answer 1

Answer:

look into the picture for your answer

hope it helps you

Answer 2

Answer:

The sides of the triangle are 12 ft., 16 ft., and 32 ft.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have,

Perimeter = 60 ft.

1 leg = 12 ft.

also,

longer side = 2 × shorter side

Now,

Let the shorter side be x ft.

so, longer side will be 2 × x = 2x ft.

Now,

Perimeter is the sum of the sides.

∴ x + 2x + 12 = 60

3x + 12 = 60

3x = 60 - 12

3x = 48

x = 48/3

x = 16 ft.

So,

Shorter side = 16 ft.

Longer side = 2 × 16

= 32 ft.

Hence,

The sides of the triangle are 12 ft., 16 ft., and 32 ft.

Hope it helped and believing you understood it........All the best