The side of an isosceles triangle is 5 cm, and the height dropped to the base is 4 cm. Find the perimeter of the triangle.

Since the height is perpendicular to the base by definition and divides it in half, since the triangle is isosceles, then half of the base according to the Pythagorean theorem will be equal to:
√25-16 = √9 = 3 cm
Then the whole reason is:
3 * 2 = 6 cm.
Hence the perimeter is:
5 + 5 + 6 = 16 cm.



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