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Part 1
The length of the base of an isosceles triangle is x. The length of a leg is 22xminus−77. The perimeter of the triangle is 2121. Find x.

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To find the value of \( x \) for the isosceles triangle, we start with the information provided.

  1. Identify the sides of the triangle:

    • The base of the triangle is \( x \).
    • Each leg of the triangle is \( 22x - 77 \).
  2. Set up the perimeter equation: The perimeter \( P \) of a triangle is the sum of the lengths of all its sides. Therefore, we can write:

    \[ \text{Perimeter} = \text{base} + 2 \times \text{leg} \]

    Substituting the expressions we have:

    \[ 2121 = x + 2(22x - 77) \]

  3. Simplify the equation: First, distribute the 2:

    \[ 2121 = x + 44x - 154 \]

    Combine like terms:

    \[ 2121 = 45x - 154 \]

  4. Isolate the variable \( x \): Add 154 to both sides:

    \[ 2121 + 154 = 45x \]

    \[ 2275 = 45x \]

    Divide both sides by 45:

    \[ x = \frac{2275}{45} \]

  5. Simplify the fraction: To simplify \( \frac{2275}{45} \), we can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor.

    After simplifying, we find:

    \[ x = 50.55556 \text{ or } x \approx 50.56 \]

Thus, the final answer for \( x \) is:

\[ \boxed{50.56} \]