Posted by edtyyyd on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 7:59am.
Since the legs of an isosceles triangles are equal, we can equate the lengths and solve for x.
2x+4 = x+8
2x-x = 8-4
x = 4
Substitute x in the expression of the third side and evaluate the length.
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