Question

Evan cut a triangular piece of cloth to use in a quilt. The perimeter of the cloth is 934 centimeters. The base of the triangular cloth is 214 centimeters. The remaining two sides have the same length, s. Which equation models how to find the length of the other two sides of Evan's cloth?

Answer 1

214 + 2s = 934

Explanation:

First, we know that:

P = 934 cm

If the base (the bottom) of this isosceles triangle is 214 cm, that means the sum of the two remaining sides will be:

934 - 214 = 720

Because the two sides are equal, their measures can be represented by:

720/2

So a good equation would be:

934 = 214 + 2s

Where s = 360.