Here, we want to calculate the perimeter of the triangle and state the type it is
To calculate the perimeter, we have to add up the dimensions of the sides
We have this as;
[tex]\begin{gathered} 5\frac{1}{2}\text{ + 5}\frac{1}{2}\text{ + 3}\frac{3}{8} \\ =\text{ }\frac{11}{2}+\text{ }\frac{11}{2\text{ }}\text{ + }\frac{27}{8} \\ \\ =\text{ }\frac{4(11)\text{ + 4(11) + 27}}{8}\text{ =}\frac{115}{8}\text{ = 14 }\frac{3}{8}\text{ cm} \end{gathered}[/tex]We have two of the sides equal
Mathematically, a triangle that has two of its sides equal in dimension is an isosceles triangle
