SOLUTION: the perimeter of an isoceles triangle is 27ft. the lenght of the third side is 3ft. less than the lenght is one of the congroent side. find the measures of three sides triangle

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Question 1013312: the perimeter of an isoceles triangle is 27ft. the lenght of the third side is 3ft. less than the lenght is one of the congroent side. find the measures of three sides triangle
Found 2 solutions by fractalier, addingup:
Answer by fractalier(6550)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call the length of a congruent side x. There are two of those. The third side has length x - 3.
Adding them together gives us
x + x + x-3 = 27
3x - 3 = 27
3x = 30
x = 10 cm
x = 10 cm
x-3 = 7 cm
Answer by addingup(3677)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Congruent means the same. The congruent sides of your triangle measure the same. Thus:
2x+x-3 = 27
3x = 30
x = 10 Your congruent sides measure 10. Read the problem about the length of the third side and use your calculator.
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