An isosceles triangle has two congruent sides, called legs. the third side is called the base. an isosceles triangle has a base of 5 cm and a perimeter of 27 cm. what is the length of each leg of the triangle?

72 the length of a side of a triangle is 36. a line parallel to that side divides the triangle into two parts of equal area. find the length of the segment determined by the points of intersection between the line and the other two sides of the triangle.