document.write( "Question 1054669: The equal sides of an isosceles triangle are 8 cm long and the radius of its cir
\n" ); document.write( "cum circle is 5 cm calculate the length of its third side
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\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + y^2 = 25
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + (5+y)^2 = 64
\n" ); document.write( "(25-y^2 ) + 25 + 10y + y^2 = 64
\n" ); document.write( "10y = 14
\n" ); document.write( "y = 1.4
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + (1.4)^2 = 25
\n" ); document.write( "x = 4.8
\n" ); document.write( "length of 3rd side is 9.6 cm
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