document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=981138>Question 981138</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An isosceles triangle is a triangle with two sides having the same measurement and one side having a different measurement. The longest side of an isosceles triangle is 6 cm less than twice as long as the other sides. The perimeter of the triangle is 70 cm. Find the lengths of the three sides and list them in ascending order. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "short side=x; longest side=2x-6cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+x+(2x-6cm)=70cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-6cm=70cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=76cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=19cm ANSWER 1: The short sides are each 19 cm.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x-6cm=2(19cm)-6cm=38cm-6cm=32cm ANSWER 2: The long side is 32 cm.<BR>\n" );
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