SOLUTION: How do you solve the perimeter of an isosceles triangle with variables in the equation for each side? I tried solving for x, but when I plugged it into the equation it did not give

SOLUTION: How do you solve the perimeter of an isosceles triangle with variables in the equation for each side? I tried solving for x, but when I plugged it into the equation it did not give

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Question 510893: How do you solve the perimeter of an isosceles triangle with variables in the equation for each side? I tried solving for x, but when I plugged it into the equation it did not give me two equal sides, as an isosceles triangle is supposed to have.
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