document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=719057>Question 719057</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the base of a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "isosceles triangle is 12 cm and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "its perimeter is 32 cm.find the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area of the triangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "isosceles triangle is 12 cm and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "its perimeter is 32 cm.find the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area of the triangle?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of a triangle=1/2*base*height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The two equal sides of the isoceles triangle=(32-12)/2=20/2=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height=vertical line from apex to the base=&#8730;(10^2-6^2)=&#8730;(100-36)=&#8730;64=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area=1/2*12*8=48 cm^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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