Sides are x,x,b
x is identical side
x is bigger than 3 times b by 2
x=3b+2
p=x+x+b
60=2x+b
x=3b+2
60=2(3b+2)+b
60=6b+4+b
60=7b+4
minus 4 both sides
56=7b
divide both sides by 7
8=b
sub back
x=3b+2
x=3(8)+2
x=24+2
x=26
legnths are
26in, 26in, 8in
So simplify the equation
remember
add like terms
x+x=2x
1+1=2
2x+4x=6x
3x^2+3x^2=6x^2
cannnot add x and x^2
so grou plike terms
-5x-3x+1x+4-1-9
add
-5-3+1=-7 and 4-1-9=-6 so
-7x-6 is the answer
ax+b
-7x-6
a=-7
b=-6
First divide 17 by 24
This equals .7083333
To change a decimal to a percent, move the decimal 2 places to the right
Percent= 70.833%
Answer is 70.83%
(The 3 is repeating)
