document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=937461>Question 937461</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 16 inches. The area of triangle is 12 square inches. What are the side lengths of the isosceles triangle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #570804 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=570804\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Draw the figure:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Show the perpendicular bisector segment with the endpoints the midpoint of the base and the apex vertex (the vertex of the triangle between the two equal sides).  This shows you two congruent right triangles.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Label some parts:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Altitude of the triangle, which is the segment described above;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x, the short leg of a right triangle;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h, the hypotenuse of a right triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The base of the isosceles triangle is 2x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your triangle (the given isosceles triangle) has perimeter <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h%2Bh%2B2x=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h%2Bh%2B2x=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The given triangle has area  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%282x%29h=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29%282x%29h=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for h and x... </SPAN>\n" );
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