SOLUTION: The unequal side of an isosceles triangle is 6 cm & its perimeter is 24 cm.find it area

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Question 1040042: The unequal side of an isosceles triangle is 6 cm & its perimeter is 24 cm.find it area
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The unequal side of an isosceles triangle is 6 cm & its perimeter is 24 cm.find it area
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The equal sides length is  =  = 9 cm.

Then the altitude drawn to the base (which is "unequal side") is

 =  =  =  cm.

Finally, the area is  =  .


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