SOLUTION: I have an isosceles triangle. One vertex says (2x-3) (degree sign) and at the other end its (X+15)(degree sign) please solve for x thank you

Question 197288: I have an isosceles triangle. One vertex says (2x-3) (degree sign) and at the other end its (X+15)(degree sign)

please solve for x

thank you
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since the triangle is an isosceles triangle, this means that the base angles are equal. I'm assuming that the base angles are and .

Since the base angles are equal, this means that

So all you need to do is solve for "x". Once you have "x", you can use it to find the values of and .
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