An older automobile has a fan belt assembly that is the shape of an isosceles triangle. The two equal sides are 12.0 inches each, and the third side is 9.0 inches. An older truck has a similar fan belt arrangement, but we isosceles triangle has Width 18.0 inches. What is the length, in inches, of the two equal sides of the triangle?

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Answer:

  24 inches each

Step-by-step explanation:

The base of the triangle in the truck is 2 times that in the automobile, hence the similar triangle will have sides that are 2 times 12.0 inches each.

The two equal sides of the truck triangle are 24.00 inches each.