document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=811281>Question 811281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An isoceles triangle has a side of 17 and a side of 35.  What is the third side?  Why? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #488663 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=488663\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Represent two diagrams of isosceles triangles.  One with a side 17 and two sides 35; and another triangle with one side 35 and two sides 17.  A triangle inequality can be stated for each of these two situations, and you can find that one situation makes sense but the other situation does not.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17-17-35:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17%3C=17%2B35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17%3C=17%2B35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >?   yes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=35%3C=17%2B17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"35%3C=17%2B17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >?   No.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17-35-35:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17%3C=35%2B35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17%3C=35%2B35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >?   yes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=35%3C=17%2B35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"35%3C=17%2B35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >?  Yes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One situation will clearly fail in the Triangle Inequality Test, while the other situation passes.  The THREE side-lengths for this isosceles triangle are 17, 35, 35. </SPAN>\n" );
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