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Find the value of x in the isosceles triangle shown below.
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Find the value of x in the isosceles triangle shown below. 15-example-1
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Answer:

X = 18

Explanation:

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Answer:

X = 18

Step-by-step explanation

The shown figure of isosceles triangle can be drawn as :

Now it become a right angle triangle

From right angle triangle rule

hypotenuse² = Perpendicular² + Base²

i.e 15² = 12² + (
(x²)/(4)

or 15² - 12² =
(x²)/(4)

or 225 - 144 =
(x²)/(4)

or 81×4 = x²

or x=
√(324)

i.e X= 18 Answer

Find the value of x in the isosceles triangle shown below. 15-example-1
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