SOLUTION: A play-pen for a child is in the shape of an isosceles triangle. The longer two sides of the triangle are each one foot more than twice the length of the shorter side. The perimete

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Question 1197164: A play-pen for a child is in the shape of an isosceles triangle. The longer two sides of the triangle are each one foot more than twice the length of the shorter side. The perimeter of the triangle is 22 feet. What are the side lengths of the triangle?
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x, the shorter side

2%282x%2B1%29%2Bx=22
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