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The base of an isosceles triangle is one and a half times the length of the other two sides. A smaller triangle has a perimeter that is half the perimeter of the first. Write an expression for the perimeter of the smaller triangle and combine like terms. What is the simplified expression?

0.75s
2.5s
1.75s
5s

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sharonkaran

Step-by-step explanation:

Isosceles means that two sides are equal.

if the base is 1½s the other two sides will be ½s and½s

thus perimeter=1½+½+½ =2½s

smaller triangle:

perimeter=½(1½s+½s+½s)

=½(2½s)

=1¼s convert to decimal

=1.75s

avasheree1

Answer: Its 1.7s (C)

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