SOLUTION: An isosceles triangle has two sides of equal length. One of the equal sides is 5 meter longer than the third slide, and the perimeter of the triangle is 28 meters. Find the lengt

Question 908393: An isosceles triangle has two sides of equal length. One of the equal sides is 5 meter longer than the third slide, and the perimeter of the triangle is 28 meters. Find the length of each side.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An isosceles triangle has two sides of equal length. One of the equal sides is 5 meter longer than the third slide, and the perimeter of the triangle is 28 meters. Find the length of each side.
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Let 3rd size be "x"
Each of the equal sides is "x+5"
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Equation:
x + 2(x+5) = 28
x + 2x + 10 = 28
3x = 18
x = 6 meters
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x+5 = 11 meters
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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