SOLUTION: In an isosceles triangle ABC, Angle C is the vertex angle. If angle A is 3x-6 and angle C is 2x, find the measure of angle B. Thank you for helping me!

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Question 1129087: In an isosceles triangle ABC, Angle C is the vertex angle. If angle A is 3x-6 and angle C is 2x, find the measure of angle B.
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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In an isosceles triangle ABC, Angle C is the vertex angle. If angle A is 3x-6 and angle C is 2x, find the measure of angle B.
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A + B + C = 180 deg and A = B
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3x-6 + 3x-6 + 2x = 180
8x = 192
x = 24
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B = 3x-6 = 3*24-6 = 66 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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