SOLUTION: Two sides of an isosceles triangle have lengths 2 and 12, respectively. Find the length of the third side.

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Question 1024494: Two sides of an isosceles triangle have lengths 2 and 12, respectively. Find the length of the third side.
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are maybe two possible choices, at most. Either 2 or 12. Which one will work? Triangle Inequality Theorem!

Answer by MathTherapy(10555) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two sides of an isosceles triangle have lengths 2 and 12, respectively. Find the length of the third side.
10 < Third side < 14, so highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C5%2C+Third%2C+side%2C+MUST%2C+be%2C+12%29%29