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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help w #10? Medal!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@monsteygoo

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@iGreen

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@mathstudent55

OpenStudy (amistre64):

well, you simply need to recall the definition of an isosceles triangle

OpenStudy (amistre64):

and you may need to pick the more general form since there are actually 2 forms of iso tris to pick from

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is it C?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

C?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

what is the definition of an iso tri?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Are you sure?

OpenStudy (igreen):

I believe isosceles triangles have 2 sides that are equal and one that isn't?

OpenStudy (igreen):

@amistre64

OpenStudy (amistre64):

the 'one that isnt' part is not accurate

OpenStudy (amistre64):

therefore an equilateral is also an iso tri

OpenStudy (igreen):

Oh..it's at least 2 sides are congruent.

OpenStudy (amistre64):

so the solution here is a bit of a conundrum

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got the two sides equal part so it can't be c right

OpenStudy (igreen):

Yep, you got it.

OpenStudy (amistre64):

c is out, yes

OpenStudy (igreen):

Do you know what those lines on the side mean? @Monster1234

OpenStudy (amistre64):

my batteries on dead ... so yall have fun

OpenStudy (igreen):

Okay, bye!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A

OpenStudy (igreen):

No, not quite.

OpenStudy (igreen):

A has 3 sides congruent..we're looking for 2.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

D

OpenStudy (igreen):

See those slashes? Two of the sides each have 1 slash, which means those two sides are congruent.. |dw:1414696718249:dw|

OpenStudy (igreen):

Yep, you got it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

In reality, the definition of an isosceles triangle is a triangle that has at least two congruent sides. @amistre64 mentioned this above. Therefore, any triangle that has only 2 or all 3 congruent sides is an isosceles triangle. With that in mind, both A and D are isosceles triangles.

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