SOLUTION: The measure of the vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is 126. Find the measure of each base angle???

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Question 104655: The measure of the vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is 126. Find the measure of each base angle???
Answer by HyperBrain(694) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the vertex angle is 126 degrees, then the sum of the two base angles is 180-126=54 degrees. Furthermore, the two base angles measures the same. Thus,

two angles =54
one angle =54/2=27 degrees
Therefore, the measure of one angle is 27 degrees!

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