SOLUTION: Please help me to solve this problem, A bamboo stick 52 inches long is to be cut into three pieces to form the sides of an isosceles triangle. if one leg of the triangle is 2 in

Question 1145963: Please help me to solve this problem,
A bamboo stick 52 inches long is to be cut into three pieces to form the sides of an isosceles triangle. if one leg of the triangle is 2 inches longer than the base, what should be the length of the three pieces.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
b, the base
b+2, one leg
b+2, other leg, because isosceles

First, check:
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okay
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required perimeter 52:

The three lengths:
16, 18, 18
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