document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=81971>Question 81971</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Triangle ABC is an isosceles triangle with vertex angle B, AB = 5x - 28, AC = x + 5, and BC = 2x + 11. Find the length of the base. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "hence 5x-28 = 2x+11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0r 3x = 39, hence x = 13 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now AC = x+5 = 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence length of base  = 18 units </SPAN>\n" );
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