SOLUTION: What is the measure of the base of a triangle that has side lengths of 3 meters and 2 meters and a perimeter of 9 meters? Please explain.
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Question 565282: What is the measure of the base of a triangle that has side lengths of 3 meters and 2 meters and a perimeter of 9 meters? Please explain.
Answer by kingme18(98) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To find the perimeter of a figure, you add up the lengths of all of the sides. Here, we know 2 sides and we need to find the third. So, 3+2+base=9. If you solve for "base", you get 4 (3+2=5, and 9-5=4). Thus, the other side is 4 meters.
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