SOLUTION: A triangle has a base of 13 units, and the other two sides are congruent. If the side lengths are integers, what is the length of the shortest possible side?
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Question 696281: A triangle has a base of 13 units, and the other two sides are congruent. If the side lengths are integers, what is the length of the shortest possible side?
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Yhe sum of the measures of the two congruent sides must be strictly greater than the measure of the longer side. Since the two sides are congruent and their measures are integers, the sum of the measures of the two sides must be an even number. 14 is the next even integer greater than 13, so:
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