Asked by dee
If the base of an isosceles triangle has a length of 10, what is the shortest possible integral value for the length of each of the congruent sides?
Answers
Answered by
Steve
You know that the length of any side of a triangle must be less than the sum of the lengths of the other two sides.
So, the other two sides must be at least 11. That means each of the two congruent sides must be at least 6.
So, the other two sides must be at least 11. That means each of the two congruent sides must be at least 6.
There are no AI answers yet. The ability to request AI answers is coming soon!
Submit Your Answer
We prioritize human answers over AI answers.
If you are human, and you can answer this question, please submit your answer.