SOLUTION: If an isosceles triangle has a perimeter of 66 inches, the congruent sides are eight less than the other side what is the lenght of each side

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Question 1008429: If an isosceles triangle has a perimeter of 66 inches, the congruent sides are eight less than the other side what is the lenght of each side
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, the base length, the noncongruent side

x-8, either congruent side, and the triangle has two of them;

2%28x-8%29%2Bx=66