SOLUTION: An isosceles triangle has two sides of equal length. The length of the third side is 2 ft less than twice the length of one of the equal sides. Find the length of each side when th
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Question 1022723: An isosceles triangle has two sides of equal length. The length of the third side is 2 ft less than twice the length of one of the equal sides. Find the length of each side when the perimeter is 18 ft. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.)
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+x+2x-2=18
4x=18+2
x=20/4
x=5
2x-2=8
5, 5, 8
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