SOLUTION: And isosceles triangle has a perimeter of 17 inches with its two shorter sides equal in length. The longest side measures 2 inches more than either of the shorter sides. a- Write

Question 448920: And isosceles triangle has a perimeter of 17 inches with its two shorter sides equal in length. The longest side measures 2 inches more than either of the shorter sides.
a- Write a system of two equations in two variables that describes this information. Be sure to specify what each variable means.
b- Solve your system graphically. Explain what your results mean.
Answer by poliphob3.14(115) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x one from the equal sides and y the longer side, since the longer side measures 2 inches more than either of the shorter sides we write:
. Also we know that the perimeter is 17 inches, thus we write:
. Now we can write the system:.
The solution is the point (5, 7). See the graph below.
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