document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=522903>Question 522903</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the measure of a base angle of an isosceles triangle is 4 times the measure of the vertex angle. what is the number of degrees in the vertex angle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let vertex angle be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each base angle is \"4x\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 4x + 4x = 180 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 20 degrees (vertex angle)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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