An isosceles triangle has a perimeter of 82 cm. The lengths of the legs of the triangle are represented by (3x +2) and (5x-14). Find the length of the base of the triangle.
Perimeter is the sum of all three sides. Isosceles has two sides the same and one side short.
82 = (3x+2) + (5x-14) + X 82 = 3x + 2 + 5x - 14 + X 82 = 9x -12 94 = 9X 10.44 = X thats the base 3(10.44)+2 is the one side = 33.3333 5(10.44)-14 is the other side = 38.222