Question

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A manufacturer makes trusses, or triangular supports, for the roofs of houses. Each truss is the shape of an isosceles triangle in which the sides are congruent. The length of the base is 4/3 the length of the congruent sides.

The perimeter of each truss is 60ft. Find each side length

Answer 1

Answer: The length of each side of the triangle is;

Equal sides, x = 21.02 = PQ = PR

QR = 28.03

Step-by-step explanation: The trusses made by the manufacturer have the shape of an isoscellestriangle and as such two congruent sides PQ ≅ PR) are equal and QR is the third side whose length is 4/3 of the congruent sides.

The perimeter of each truss is 70ft.

Let the length of each congruent side be x ft.

Therefore,

Perimeter = x + x + (4/3)x

Perimeter, p = 70 = 3.33x

x = 70/3.33

x = 21.02

Therefore, Length of QR is; QR = (4/3) x

QR = (4/3) × 21.02

QR = 28.03