Question

The base of an isosceles triangle is one and a half times the length of the other two sides. A smaller triangle has a perimeter that is half the perimeter of the first. Write an expression for the perimeter of the smaller triangle and combine like terms. What is the simplified expression?

Answer 1

P = 1.5x.

Explanation:

Let the length of each side of the first triangle be x, then

Perimeter of this triangle

= 2x + 1.5x

= 3.5x.

So perimeter of smaller triangle is:

P = 1/2 * 3.5x

P = 1,.5x.