M mmarti25 New member Joined Oct 10, 2005 Messages 5 Oct 14, 2005 #1 1. Find the sides of an isosceles triangle of area 1 whose slant side is twice its base. I've tried figuring it out, but it doesn't seem right.
1. Find the sides of an isosceles triangle of area 1 whose slant side is twice its base. I've tried figuring it out, but it doesn't seem right.
D Denis Senior Member Joined Feb 17, 2004 Messages 1,700 Oct 14, 2005 #3 if you get 4 / sqrt(15), then you've done it right! Hint: draw height line inside triangle, then call on Big Pete Pythagoras.
if you get 4 / sqrt(15), then you've done it right! Hint: draw height line inside triangle, then call on Big Pete Pythagoras.
