document.write( "Question 961032: What are the side lengths of an isosceles triangle if the perimeter is 256 and the area is 3072 and the height is 64?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #587348 by josgarithmetic(39617)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two of the sides are equal length and one side, the base is different.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let b be the base length, and h be the height.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let p be perimeter. \n" ); document.write( "Let A be the area. \n" ); document.write( "Let x be either of the two equal length sides.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "You are interested in solving for x. \n" ); document.write( "Solve for x, in symbolic form.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now, do the substitutions and evaluate: \n" ); document.write( "p=256 \n" ); document.write( "A=3072 \n" ); document.write( "h=64 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |