SOLUTION: An equilateral triangle has 2 sides that are each 4 inches long. What is the length of the third side ? How do find this?

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Question 840895: An equilateral triangle has 2 sides that are each 4 inches long. What is the length of the third side ? How do find this?
Answer by KMST(5328)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An triangle is a triangle where all the sides have the same length.
That is the meaning of the word "equilateral".
If two of the sides measure 4 inches, the third side has the same length:
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