document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1200750>Question 1200750</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An isosceles triangle has two long side and one short side .the Short side is half the length of a long side .if the perimeter of the triangle is 15cm . find the length of the short side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #834956 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=834956\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the isosceles rriangle short side is half the length of one of the long sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the let x = the length of the short side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = the length of one of the long sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = the length of the other long side, since this is an isosceles triangle which means that 2 sides are of equal length.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the perimeter of the triangle is therefore x + 2x + 2x = 5x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since the perimeter is 15, then 5x = 15 which makes x = 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the length of the short side is 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the length of the long sides is 6 each.\r<BR>\n" );
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