SOLUTION: The shortest side of an isosceles triangle is half the length of each of the equal sides. The perimeter of the triangle is 80 inches. What is the length of each side?

Question 314813: The shortest side of an isosceles triangle is half the
length of each of the equal sides. The perimeter of
the triangle is 80 inches. What is the length of each
side?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The shortest side of an isosceles triangle is half the
length of each of the equal sides. The perimeter of
the triangle is 80 inches. What is the length of each
side?
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Let the length of be equal side be x inches
shortest side = x/2
Perimeter = x+x+x/2 = 80
LCM = 2
2x+2x+x /2= 80
5x = 160
x=160/5
=32 in
the equal sides will be 16 in.

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