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Question 551960: Could you please help me solve this problem?....
One side of a kite is 6cm less than the length of another. The perimeter of the kite is 68cm. Find the length of each side of the kite.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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You can think of the kite as 2 isosceles triangles,
a short one and a tall one, joined at their bases.
Let one of the long sides = +x+
A short side will be +x+-+6+
Going around the perimeter,
+68+=+x+-+6+%2B+x+-+6+%2B+x+%2B+x+
+68+=+4x+-+12+
+4x+=+80+
+x+=+20+
+x+-+6+=+14+
The sides are 14, 14, 20, and 20 cm
check:
+14+%2B+14+%2B+20+%2B+20+=+68+
OK