SOLUTION: Find the perimeter of an isosceles triangle with an altitude of length 3x and a base of length 2x. Leave answer in terms of x and simplified radical.

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Question 822833: Find the perimeter of an isosceles triangle with an altitude of length 3x and a base of length 2x. Leave answer in terms of x and simplified radical.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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(3x)^2+x^2=c^2,
10x^2=c^2
sqrt(10)x=c
2sqrt(10)x+x=p