Find the measurement of the third side to the nearest tenth

The isosceles triangle has two sides of equal length, a, that sre longer than the length of the base ,b. the equation 2a+b=15.7 can be used to find the sides length. if one of the longer sides is 6.3 centimeters what is the length of the base

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Aflagpole broke in a storm. 77 7 meters are still sticking straight out of the ground, where it snapped, but the remaining piece has hinged over and touches the ground at a point 2424 24 meters away horizontally