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This isosceles triangle has two sides of equal length, a, that are longer than the length of the base, b. The perimeter of the triangle is 15.7 centimeters. The equation can be used to find the side lengths.

If one of the longer sides is 6.3 centimeters, what is the length of the base?

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Because it is an isosceles triangle, the two longer sides are the same length. Therefore multiply 6.3 times 2.
To find the length of the base subtract 12.6 from 15.7 to get 3.1 cm.
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Answer:

3.1 is the answer

Explanation:

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