SOLUTION: Please help me to solve this problem, A bamboo stick 52 inches long is to be cut into three pieces to form the sides of an isosceles triangle. if one leg of the triangle is 2 in

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Question 1145963: Please help me to solve this problem,
A bamboo stick 52 inches long is to be cut into three pieces to form the sides of an isosceles triangle. if one leg of the triangle is 2 inches longer than the base, what should be the length of the three pieces.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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b, the base
b+2, one leg
b+2, other leg, because isosceles

First, check:
b%2B%28b%2B2%29%3Eb%2B2?
2b%2B2%3Eb
okay
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%28b%2B2%29%2B%28b%2B2%29%3Eb?
okay


required perimeter 52:
b%2Bb%2B2%2Bb%2B2=52
3b%2B4=52
3b=48
b=16


The three lengths:
16, 18, 18