An isosceles triangle ABC has a perimeter of 16cm. AB = x+3, AC = x+4. Calculate the area of ABC.

Find x.2(x+3) + x+4 = 163x + 10 = 16x = 2So: AB = 5cm, BC = 5cm, AC = 6cmThen use '0.5 x base x height' to find area.Base = 6Height use Pythagoras: 5^2 - 3^2 = x^225 - 9 = 16x = 40.5 x 6 x 4 = 12cm^2

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