SOLUTION: The base of an isosceles triangle is 20 cm and the perimeter is 70 cm. Find the length of each side

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Question 1065052: The base of an isosceles triangle is 20 cm and the perimeter is 70 cm. Find the length of each side
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An isosceles triangle has at least two equal sides (an equilateral has three equal sides and is a special kind of isosceles).
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Since we know it has two equal sides and the problem tells us the bale is 20 and the perimeter is 70:
70-20 = 50; 50/2 = 25 this is the length of each side.