the base of an isosceles triangle and the altitude drawn from one of the congruent sides are equal to 18 cm and 15 cm, respectively. Find the lenghts of the sides of the triangle. my answer is 17.49cm but the correct answer is 16.28cm. Please help

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anonymous · Answer

Anyone? please help

anonymous · Answer

Do you know what an isosceles triangle is?

anonymous · Answer

a triangle with 2 congruent sides and angles

anonymous · Answer

yup!
now reading the problem, lets try to write/draw it out.

anonymous · Answer

okay

anonymous · Answer

I suck at word problems but if someone could draw it out I would be able to do it.

anonymous · Answer

@Directrix, can you help draw the problem out for us?

anonymous · Answer

anyone?

anonymous · Answer

|dw:1382880205607:dw| i think the figure is like that.

anonymous · Answer

help, anyone?

anonymous · Answer

Can you tell me how did you get your answer?

anonymous · Answer

we know that the triangle is isosceles, so I would add|dw:1382968542362:dw|