To reconstruct the problem:
Draw an isoceles triangle. (so the legs are congruent) Draw an altitude from the top corner to the base, (intersecting at two right angles). This altitude is also a median (the two segments it splits the base into are congruent). The altitude is 8 units long and the slope of one leg is 5/12. What is the length of the base? Thanks for you help, I'm really stuck!
Draw an isoceles triangle. (so the legs are congruent) Draw an altitude from the top corner to the base, (intersecting at two right angles). This altitude is also a median (the two segments it splits the base into are congruent). The altitude is 8 units long and the slope of one leg is 5/12. What is the length of the base? Thanks for you help, I'm really stuck!
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2*96/5 = 192/5 = 38.4units
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