document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=992784>Question 992784</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dwayne's garden is triangle-shaped with two equal sides and a third side that is 4 ft more than the length of an equal side. If the perimeter is 49 ft, how long is each side? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which equation represents this? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dwayne's garden is an isosceles triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Two equal sides (and two equal angles)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length of an equal side = 'x'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length of other side(s) = x + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter = the 3 sides added together.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "49 = x + x  + (x + 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "49 = x + x  + x + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Collect like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 49 - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 15.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Two equal sides = 15 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Third side = 19 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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