A triangle has two sides with equal length and a third side 16 meters long. If the perimeter is 42 meters, what is the length of each of the equal sides?

Answer 1

Let x=length of one of the equal sides.

Then 42=16+x+x

Solve for x.

Answer 2

a triangle has two sides with equal length and a third slide 16 meters long. if the perimeter is 42 meters what is the length of each of the equal side