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If an isosceles triangle has a hight of 3 and a base of 6 what is the length of the other sides

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Basically the height and the base form 2 congruent right triangles.So, the legs of these triangles have a length of 3.3^2 + 3^2 = (side 1)^2 of the isosceles triangle
(side 1)^2 = 18side 1 = 4.2426406871 and side 2 has this length.

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