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document.write( "The base of an isosceles triangle is 8 m more than its altitude. If its area is 192 m^2, find the length of its sides. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The base of an isosceles triangle is 8 m more than its altitude. If its area is 192 m^2, find the length of its sides.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = b*h/2 = 192<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b*h = 384<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find a pair of factors of 384 that differ by 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The altitude forms 2 right triangles with sides of 12 & 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 2 equal sides are sqrt(12^2 + 16^2) = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> sides are 20, 20 & 24 </SPAN>\n" );
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