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( "Sketch a picture of this isosceles triangle: equal sides are \"x\"; base = (x+4).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + x + x+4 = 49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 15 (length of each of the equal sides)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4 = 19 (length of the base)<BR>\n" );
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