SOLUTION: The perimeter of an isoscles triangle is 24 cm and the lengh of the base is 4 cm . How long are the other side ??

Question 626993: The perimeter of an isoscles triangle is 24 cm and the lengh of the base is 4 cm .
How long are the other side ??

Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In an isosceles triangle, there are two sides that are congruent (meaning that they have the same length).
The other side is considered to be the base.
Let be the length (in cm) of the congruent sides.
The perimeter is the sum of the lengths of all sides.

--> --> --> -->
RELATED QUESTIONS
The perimeter of a triangle is 750 mm. The base is 23 cm long. The longest side is 400 mm (answered by Fombitz)

The base of an isosceles triangle is 29 cm and the perimeter is 75 cm. How long is a... (answered by jim_thompson5910)

The perimeter of an isosceles right triangle is 24 cm. How long are its... (answered by Alan3354)

the perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 24 cm. How long are it's... (answered by ikleyn,Alan3354)

if the sides of a triangle are 13, 14 and 15 cm long, then the altitude drawn to the 24... (answered by stanbon)

An isoscles triangle has legs of length 13 cm and a base length of 6 cm. Find the measure (answered by richwmiller)

One side of the triangle is 12 cm and the other 20 cm, how long is the third... (answered by Okamiden,MathTherapy)

The sides of a triangle are x cm, (x-4) cm and (2x+5) cm long respectively. If its... (answered by unlockmath)

In an isosceles triangle, the length of each leg exceeds twice the base by 2 cm. The... (answered by nerdybill)