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The front flap of a tent is shaped like an isosceles triangle. The base of the triangle is 16 feet and the height of the triangle is 6 feet. What is the length of the congruent sides of the isosceles triangle?

A 12 feet B 6 feet C 5 feet D 10 feet

The front flap of a tent is shaped like an isosceles triangle. The base of the triangle-example-1
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6 times 16 equals 96 divided by 2 (or half) equals 48
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