The base of an inosceles triangle is 30" and the altitude to that base is 8" Find the length of one of the two equal sides of the triangle.

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The base of an inosceles triangle is 30" and the altitude to that base is 8" Find the length of one of

the two equal sides of the triangle.

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Want to use Pythagorean theorem here, a^2 + b^2 = c^2
15^2 + 8^2 = C^2

C= 17

David Lavieri answered Aug 12, 2023

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