*WILL FAN AND MEDAL. PLEASE HELP*
When it was built, the Parthenon in Athens featured a pediment that is in the form of an isosceles triangle and was decorated with scenes of Greek mythology. Which set of numbers DO NOT represent the sides of an isosceles triangle like the one found in this pediment?

1. 18, 18, 22
2. 15, 15, 27
3. 13, 13, 17
4. 9, 9, 19

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*WILL FAN AND MEDAL. PLEASE HELP*
When it was built, the Parthenon in Athens featured a pediment that is in the form of an isosceles triangle and was decorated with scenes of Greek mythology. Which set of numbers DO NOT represent the sides of an isosceles triangle like the one found in this pediment?

1. 18, 18, 22
2. 15, 15, 27
3. 13, 13, 17
4. 9, 9, 19

anonymous · Answer

Isoceles must have two sides that are equal

anonymous · Answer

Is there a picture?

anonymous · Answer

attachment

anonymous · Answer

http://ancient-greece.org/art/parthenon-ped-east.html this is the triangle I think they are referring to. Notice the base is mush wider than the side length. Therefore I'd say that a is the one that does not fit the pattern.

anonymous · Answer

thank you so much! could you possibly help me with another one?