SOLUTION: how do you find the third side of an isosceles triangle hen given polynomials for two of the sides (a and c) not b?

SOLUTION: how do you find the third side of an isosceles triangle hen given polynomials for two of the sides (a and c) not b?

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Question 952526: how do you find the third side of an isosceles triangle hen given polynomials for two of the sides (a and c) not b?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Which two sides? This is important. Exactly two of the sides must be equal.
Are your a and b the equal sides? If not, is which of them is equal in size to b?
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