The site has the shape of an isosceles triangle. The length of one side of the section is 54 m
The site has the shape of an isosceles triangle. The length of one side of the section is 54 m, which is 6 m longer than the other. Find the perimeter of this area.
First, let’s find what the length of the second side of this section is equal to.
In the initial data for this task it is reported that the length of one side is 54 meters and this is six meters more than the length of the second side of the section, therefore, the length of the second side of this section is 54 – 6 = 48.
According to the condition of the problem, this section has the shape of an isosceles triangle.
Therefore, the lengths of the two sides of the section are the same, which means that the length of the third side of the section can be either 54 meters or 48 meters.
The perimeter of the site can be either 54 + 54 + 48 = 108 + 48 = 156 meters, or 48 + 48 + 54 = 96 + 54 = 150 meters.
Answer: the perimeter of the site can be equal to either 156 meters or 150 meters.