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# If an isosceles triangle an area of 2x^2 + 2x + 1/2. What is its perim

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Updated on: 30 May 2017, 00:08
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If a right angled isosceles triangle has an area of 2x^2 + 2x + 1/2. What is its perimeter?

A. 3(x + 1)
B. 2^1/2(x^2 + 1)
C. (2^1/2 x - 1)(2x + 1)
D. (2 + 2^1/2)(2x + 1)
E. 2x + 2^1/2

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Originally posted by AnkitK on 21 Jun 2011, 03:07.
Last edited by abhimahna on 30 May 2017, 00:08, edited 1 time in total.
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Updated on: 21 Jun 2011, 04:51
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AnkitK wrote:
If an isosceles triangle an area of 2x^2+2x+1/2.What is its perimeter?
A.3(x+1)
B.2^1/2(x^2+1)
C.(2^1/2 x-1)(2x+1)
D.(2+2^1/2)(2x+1)
E.2x+2^1/2

I think there is some mistake in typing the question, you can not answer this question unless it is RIGHT ANGLED ISOSCELES TRIANGLE

Now, if we take the correction into consideration then following will be the diagram
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Now, In the given triangle AB = BC ...isosceles triangle
Hence angle A = angle C = 45
And angle B = 90

Now area of triangle = 1/2 *AB* BC
thus $$2x^2+2x+1/2 = 1/2 * AB^2$$
Hence $$AB^2 = 4x^2+4x+1$$
$$AB^2 = (2x+1)^2$$

Hence AB=BC = 2x+1

Now AC is an hypotenuse of the triangle
hence AC = 2^1/2 AB = 2^1/2 (2x+1)

Now perimeter = 2AB + AC = 2 (2x+1) + 2^1/2 (2x+1)
= (2x+1) (2+2^1/2)

Hence Option D is an answer

Originally posted by vyassaptarashi on 21 Jun 2011, 04:39.
Last edited by vyassaptarashi on 21 Jun 2011, 04:51, edited 2 times in total.
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21 Jun 2011, 04:47
Superb vyassa!I solved it but took arnd 10 min.I hate it .Yeh that was an typo..sry.
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21 Jun 2011, 04:58
Thanks, I tried this one but failed.. Good explanation!
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08 Mar 2016, 07:51
AnkitK wrote:
If an isosceles triangle an area of 2x^2 + 2x + 1/2. What is its perimeter?

A. 3(x + 1)
B. 2^1/2(x^2 + 1)
C. (2^1/2 x - 1)(2x + 1)
D. (2 + 2^1/2)(2x + 1)
E. 2x + 2^1/2

Awesome Question
I guess the question needs to be edited and we need to make it a right angled Isosceles triangle and then the sides we get will be 2x+1,2x+1 as the equal sides and the hypotenuse will be
√2 * 2x+1
hence D
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