SOLUTION: is it true that an isosceles triangle can be equilateral.

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Question 667343: is it true that an isosceles triangle can be equilateral.

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An equilateral triangle has three equal sides and an isosceles triangle has at least two equal sides. Since three is included in the quantity "at least 2", an equilateral triangle is an isosceles triangle by definition. Hence it is true that some isosceles triangles are equilateral triangles.

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