The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 36 centimeters and two sides of the triangle are in the ratio 2:7. What is the number of centimeters in the length of the longest side?
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An isosceles triangle is a triangle with two equal sides.
If the ratio of the two sides is 2:7 then the ratio of all 3 sides is 2:7:7
The length of the longest side is:> 7(36 / 16) = 15.75 cm