SOLUTION: Two isosceles triangles have the same base length. The legs of one of the triangles are twice as long as the legs of the other. Find the lengths of the sides of the triangles if th

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: Two isosceles triangles have the same base length. The legs of one of the triangles are twice as long as the legs of the other. Find the lengths of the sides of the triangles if their perimeters are 23 cm and 41 cm. This question is from textbook

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let x="smaller legs", so 2x="larger legs"

2(x)+b=23 __ 2x+b=23

2(2x)+b=41 __ 4x+b=41

subtracting 1st equation from 2nd equation __ 2x=18