SOLUTION: The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 250m and it's base is x meters long. How long is each leg?

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Question 1093367: The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 250m and it's base is x meters long. How long is each leg?
Found 2 solutions by addingup, greenestamps:
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you need to provide more info. What is the relationship between the base and the sides? Examples: "the base is 20 meters less than three times one side", or: "the length of each side is 10 more than the base"

Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The perimeter is 250; the base is x.
So the sum of the lengths of the two legs is (250-x).
Since the triangle is isosceles, the two legs are the same length.
So the length of each leg is (250-x)/2..