document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174675>Question 174675</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In isosceles triangle CDE, angle C is thirty-nine degrees more than angle D. angle C is one of the congruent angles. What is the measure of each angle in triangle CDE? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the vertex angle be \"x\" degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each base angle is \"x+39\" degrees.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2(x+39) = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 78 = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 102<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 34 degrees (vertex angle measure)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+39 = 73 (each base angle meansure)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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