document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=332234>Question 332234</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 72 inches. the opposite side of the vertex is 18 inches what is the length in inches of the other two sides? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #238100 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=238100\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hint: Let x = length of one of the remaining sides. Since the two remaining sides are actually equal, this means that the two sides are both x inches long. So we know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B18=72 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B18=72\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Simply solve for x to find the unknown side lengths. </SPAN>\n" );
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