Given that the lengths of the sides of a triangle are 6m, 6m, 8m. What is the type of triangle? What are the various properties of such triangles? [3 MARKS]

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Type of triangle: 1 Mark
Properties: 2 Marks

The sides of the triangle are given as 6m, 6m, 8m.
Now two sides of the triangle are equal 6m, 6m.
We know that if a triangle has two sides equal then the triangle is isosceles.
Hence, the given triangle is an isosceles triangle.

Also if two sides of a triangle are equal then their respective angles are also equal.

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