Two corners of an isosceles triangle are at #(7 ,2 )# and #(3 ,9 )#. If the triangle's area is #24 #, what are the lengths of the triangle's sides?
1 Answer
Jul 28, 2017
The lengths of the sides of the isoceles triangle are
Explanation:
The length of the base is
The area of the isoceles triangle is
Therefore,
Let the length of the sides be
Then, by Pythagoras