Question

The isosceles triangle and the rectangle have equal perimeters. The triangle has x+5 on the left side. On its base it has x. The rectangle has x-1 on the left side. On the bottom, it has x+4.

Answer 1

The value of x is 4.

Explanation:

The perimeter of the triangle is the sum of the lengths of all its sides.

The perimeter of the rectangle is twice the sum of the length and the width.

base of triangle = x

two equal sides = x + 5

length of rectangle = x - 1

width of rectangle = x + 4

According to the question,

Perimeter of triangle = perimeter of rectangle

x + x + 5 + x + 5 = 2 ( x - 1 + x + 4)

3 x + 10 = 2 (2 x + 3 )

3 x + 10 = 4 x + 6

4 x - 3 x = 10 - 6

x = 4