SOLUTION: you have an isosceles triangle with a base of 20in. and the height is 36in. what is the length of the sides???
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Question 285478: you have an isosceles triangle with a base of 20in. and the height is 36in. what is the length of the sides???
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The altitude divides it into 2 equal right triangles.
a^2+b^2=c^2
36^2+10^2
=1296+100
=1396
c=37.36" length of each side.
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Ed
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