SOLUTION: The two congruent sides in an isosceles triangle each measure 3 m. What are the possible whole number measures of the length of the third side?

SOLUTION: The two congruent sides in an isosceles triangle each measure 3 m. What are the possible whole number measures of the length of the third side?

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Question 1023063: The two congruent sides in an isosceles triangle each measure 3 m. What are the possible whole number measures of the length of the third side?
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For there to be any triangle at all, an application of the triangle inequality would yield 6 > x > 0, where x is the base leg of the isosceles triangle.
This means x could be 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.
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