Question

- An isosceles triangle has legs that are (2x + 4) cm and (3x - 12) cm. If the base is (x + 14) cm long, what is the perimeter of the triangle in centimeters?

Answer 1

start by drawing the situation

in order to find the perimeter add the three sides of the triangle

$\begin{gathered} (2x+4)+(x+14)+(3x-12) \\ 6x+6\operatorname{cm} \end{gathered}$