document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=631368>Question 631368</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Triangle ABC is isosceles with AC = BC. If AC = 3x + 8, BC = 5x - 4, and AB = 2x + 4, find the perimeter of the triangle. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have tried solving this by myself already by solving for x and then substituting it, but the answers I get are not equal. It says that AC and BC are supposed to be congruent, but my answers are very far from each other. However, I think I got the formula for this correctly. Since it isn't a regular polygon, the formula for the perimeter is the two sides + the base, right? Please correct me if I'm wrong.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #397525 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=397525\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> set the two sides equal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+8=5x-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12=2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6=x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30-4=26<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18+6=24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter is the sum of the three sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p=3x+8+5x-4+2x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=24+24+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=64<BR>\n" );
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