SOLUTION: a triangular parking lot has two sides that are the same length and the third side is 5m longer. if the perimeter is 71m, find the lengths of the sides

Question 653300: a triangular parking lot has two sides that are the same length and the third side is 5m longer. if the perimeter is 71m, find the lengths of the sides
Found 2 solutions by Adebimpe, shweta:
Answer by Adebimpe(3) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A triangle has 3 sides
the lenght of one side is 5cm
the other two sides are of the same lenght,: lets each be x, x respectively
the perimeter is 71cm
the perimeter is the addition of all the sides together; x + x + 5 = 71
2x = 71-5
2x = 66
x = 33cm
Answer by shweta(56) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the two equal sides of the triangular parking lot be x m
and the third side= x+5 m
Perimeter= 71m
Perimeter,P= x+ x+ x+5
71 = 3x+ 5
3x= 71-5
3x= 66
x= 66/3
x=22m
So two equal sides of the parking lot are 22m each and the third side is (22+5)=27 m
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