SOLUTION: The lengths of two sides of an isosceles triangle are 15 and 22, respectively. What are the possible values of the perimeter?

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Question 311254: The lengths of two sides of an isosceles triangle are 15 and 22, respectively.
What are the possible values of the perimeter?

Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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an isosceles triangle has two sides of equal length.
You are given sides of 15 and 22.
So the third side must be either 15 or 22.
Possible perimeters are 15+%2B+15+%2B+22 and 15+%2B+22+%2B22
or 52 and 59