SOLUTION: in an isosceles triangle the length of the equal sides is 2.5 times the length of the third side the perimeter is 10.8 m. Find the length of each side.

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Question 1058315: in an isosceles triangle the length of the equal sides is 2.5 times the length of the third side the perimeter is 10.8 m. Find the length of each side.
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in an isosceles triangle the length of the equal sides is 2.5 times the length of the third side the perimeter is 10.8 m.
Find the length of each side.
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The length of the third side is 10.8%2F6 = 1.8 m.

The length of the lateral side is 4.5 m.