SOLUTION: Two sides of an isosceles triangle are 17 and 8. What is the perimeter of the triangle ? I got A.

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Question 1143916: Two sides of an isosceles triangle are 17 and 8. What is the perimeter of the triangle ? I got A.
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, MathTherapy:
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The lateral side length can not be 8 due to "triangle inequalities".


Hence, the lateral side length is 17.


Then the perimeter is  17 + 17 + 8 = 42.    ANSWER


Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Two sides of an isosceles triangle are 17 and 8. What is the perimeter of the triangle ? I got A.
And what is "A?" 

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