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Question 944530: An isosceles triangle whose non-equal side is double the length of each of the equal sides. Can this happen
Answer by macston(5194)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not possible. If the length of the third side is the sum of the other two, all of the points are in one line. If the length is double the the length of each other side, the other sides do not connect (If the sum of two sides is less than the length of the third, they do not connect)
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