The perimeter of a triangle is 28cm. One of it’s sides is 8cm. Write all the sides of the possible isosceles triangles with these measurements.
Given:
Perimeter of triangle = 28 cm
Length of one side =8 cm
Triangle is isosceles
So let the equal side be b
Perimeter = a + 2b
8 + 2b = 28
2b = 20
b = 10 cm
So length of equal sides = 10 cm.
The two equal sides can also be 8 cm
16 + a = 28
a = 12 cm.
So new side length = 8, 8, 12 cm.