The longest side of an isosceles triangle is 10 cm less than twice as long as the other sides. The perimeter of the triangle is 54 cm. Find the lengths of the three sides and list them in ascending order.
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isosoleez triangel, rimleng=54

from yer werds, me thank yu impli the base is longer than the side

base=2*side-10

rimleng=base+side+side=54

=(2*side-10) +side+side

=4*side -10=54

4*side=64

side=16

base=54-32=22
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An isosceles triangle is a triangle with two sides having the same measurement and one side having a different measurement.

The longest side of an isosceles triangle is 16 cm less than twice as long as the other sides.

The perimeter of the triangle is 80 cm. Find the lengths of the three sides and list them in ascending order.

=24cm, 24cm, 32cm
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