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The third side must be 5 inches. Two sides of the triangle must be equal (isosceles), so the third side must equal 2 or 5. The sum of two sides of a triangle must be greater than the third side or the two sides would not meet, so the third side cannot be 2 (2+2 is not greater than 5).
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