document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=696427>Question 696427</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A base angle if an isosceles triangle measures 50 degrees. Find the number of degrees in the measure of the vertex angle. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #429023 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><B>Simnepi(216)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Simnepi><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=429023\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Base angles are equal in an isosceles triangle. so the other base angle is 50 degrees. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, both base angles total 100 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "angles in any triangle add up to 180 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the vertex angle is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "180 - 100 = 80 degrees. </SPAN>\n" );
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