Using Algebra or Arithmetic to Solve
A triangular flag has 2 sides with lengths 2 x and 1 side with length x.
A flag is the shape of an isosceles triangle, with two equal sides and a base. Sara has enough fabric to make a flag with a perimeter of 46.8 cm. She knows the flag needs a base that is half the distance of one of the sides.
What is the base of the largest triangular flag Sara can make?
cm.