An isosceles triangle has base 56 mm and
perpendicular height 45 mm
45 mm .
Work out the perimeter of the large triangle.
THE BASE OF THE LARGE TRIANGLE IS 168 Give your answer in mm.
Your final line should say, perimeter = ... m

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Draw the altitude from the vertex angle to the base. You have two congruent, right triangles. The hypotenuse of each triangle is

√[(56/2)²+45²] = √[28²+45²] = √2809 = 53 mm

perimeter of larger triangle = 2×53 + 56 = 162 mm