document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=529002>Question 529002</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the measure of the vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is one-fourth that of a base angle. What is the measure of each base angle and the measure of the vertex angle? Could you also explain how you got this answer? Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let each base angle be \"4x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the vertex angle is \"x\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 4x + x = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 20 degrees (size of the vertex angle)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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