SOLUTION: A triangle has two equal sides of unknown length. The third side is 8 feet. How long are the two sides?

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Question 973809: A triangle has two equal sides of unknown length. The third side is 8 feet. How long are the two sides?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the length of each of the equal sides. TRIANGLE INEQUALITY THEOREM.

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but only the one inequality is needed.

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