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What is the side length of side BC of the triangle?

What is the side length of side BC of the triangle?-example-1
User Techexpert
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the Answer would be the Length of BC = 24 units. Since AB = AC you will get that the two are equal. Use this t solve for x.

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The triangle's side BC measures 28 units long.

We have an isosceles triangle from the diagram. This is due to the fact that the length of the sides of the base angles is equal.

As a result, we can say:

|AC| = |AB|

The angles are equal because the adjacent sides are equal.

Thus,

∠AC = ∠ AB

Now;

|AC| = |AB|

2x + 7 = 4x - 7

When we remove 2x from both sides, we get:

2x + 7 - 2x = 4x - 7 - 2x

7 = 2x - 7

2x = 7 + 7

2x = 14

x = 7

Line BC = 4x from the triangle's base

|BC| = 4(7)

|BC| equals 28 units

As a result, we can deduce that side BC is 28 units long.

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