If the measure of side XY is 10 cm and the perimeter of the triangle is 24 cm, what is the length, in cm, of side YZ?

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If the measure of side XY is 10 cm and the perimeter of the triangle is 24 cm, what is the length, in cm, of side YZ?

lgbasallote · Answer

this most definitely has a drawing included

anonymous · Answer

Yea it does i copyed it but i dont think anyonecn see it

lgbasallote · Answer

try doing printscreen and posting the picture

anonymous · Answer

Ok one sec

anonymous · Answer

Yea it does i copyed it but i dont think anyonecn see it

anonymous · Answer

Hmm, yeah, we're going to need congruency symbols or something
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lgbasallote · Answer

amaze us with some deductions, oh great @CliffSedge

anonymous · Answer

The answer is 42!

anonymous · Answer

Would you accept an inequality statement? I can deduce that. I really just meant that we can draw and label a picture ourselves and then snoopie can fill in the missing details.

lgbasallote · Answer

wouldn't it just be better to wait for the details so you can give exact answers rather than range?

anonymous · Answer

Hiw did you get 42 it is a reg triangle with x at the top y at the left corner z at the right corner and it has 78° 78°

anonymous · Answer

I'm assuming that snoopie is having difficulties uploading his pic. If he just explained what he saw or replied by drawing to my drawing then we'd get this done faster.

(The "42" thing was a joke, sorry)

anonymous · Answer

Ah, isosceles, now we're in business!

anonymous · Answer

Where are those 78º on the drawing? Which corners?

anonymous · Answer

They are inside the triangle

lgbasallote · Answer

is it really important?

anonymous · Answer

I'm sure they are - at which corners in particular?

anonymous · Answer

Bottom left and bottom right

anonymous · Answer

We have to know which two sides are congruent. Is XZ or YZ congruent to 10 or are XZ and YZ congruent to each other.

lgbasallote · Answer

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