document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=992206>Question 992206</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two equal isosceles triangles with the length of the shortest side equal to 4. The perimeter is equivalent to six times the length of the shortest side of the triangles. Find the length of the longest side of the triangles. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #611867 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</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=611867\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your perimeter seems to mean, for both triangles together.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not clear is, which part of either triangle is to be shortest side of 4 units.  Taking the longer side as x, then the perimeter sum is  2(4+2x).  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B2=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B2=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, but this would be equilateral, NOT isosceles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other possibility is that x should be the either of the equal side. The sum of perimeters would be  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28x%2B2%2A4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28x%2B2%2A4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and then the perimeter relationship would become  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28x%2B2%2A4%29=6%2A4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28x%2B2%2A4%29=6%2A4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, six times the length of the shortest side of 4.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B8=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B8=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, still not what you want, still being equilateral.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Did you maybe have a mistake in the description? </SPAN>\n" );
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