Answer:
The value of X is 4, and the area of the triangle is [tex]60^2 units[/tex].
Step-by-step explanation:
First we need to add up all the sides. Doing so will give us the equation [tex]8x+8=40[/tex]. Subtracting 8 from both sides will give us [tex]8x=32[/tex]. Next we divide both sides by 8 in order to isolate the variable, which gives us [tex]x=4.[/tex]
This gives us 4 as our value of x.
Now we need to find the area. Substituting x into the values for base and height will give us 8+7 = 15 for our height, and 4+4=8 for our base. 15*8 is 120, and divided by two gives us 60 as out area.
Thus, x=4 and area=60.
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