Question 516950
let the congruent legs be x each




third side be y

2x+2x+y = 36
4x+y=36....................1

increased by 5
x+5+x+5+y =32 
2x+y+10=32
2x+y=22.................2
subtract (2) from (1)

2x=36-22
2x=14
x= 7
plug value of x in (1)
28+y=36
y=8

congruent sides = 7cm third side = 8cm

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