SOLUTION: The longest side of an acute triangle measures 30 inches. The two remaining sides are congruent, but their length is unknown.
What is the smallest possible perimeter of the tria
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Question 1011097: The longest side of an acute triangle measures 30 inches. The two remaining sides are congruent, but their length is unknown.
What is the smallest possible perimeter of the triangle, rounded to the nearest hundredth?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The longest side of an acute triangle measures 30 inches. The two remaining sides are congruent, but their length is unknown.
What is the smallest possible perimeter of the triangle, rounded to the nearest hundredth?
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Let the two congruent sides be "x".
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Perimeter:: 2x+30 inches
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Question:: Are you sure it's not a right triangle.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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