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The isosceles triangle has two sides with the same length. The base is one-half the length of a side. The expression which represents the perimeter, the distance around the triangle, is s + s + one-half s. What is the value of this expression if s = 8?

A triangle with 2 sides with length s.

User Gerhat
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20
S=8
1/2s=4
8+8+4=20
Answer is 20
User Neolei
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Answer:

20 units

Explanation:

s = 8

Perimeter = s + s +
(1)/(2)*s


= 8 + 8 + (1)/(2)*8

= 8 + 8 + 4

= 20 units

User Aleyam
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