document.write( "Question 818179: Two angles of an isosceles triangle measure 69o and xo. What is the sum of all possible values of x?
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\n" ); document.write( "55.5
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In any isosceles triangle the angles opposite the the congruent sides are also congruent. So two of the angles in this triangle must be equal. There are three possibilities:
  • The 69 degree and the x degree angles are the congruent ones. In this case x = 69.
  • There are two 69 degree angles. Since 69+69 = 138 and since the three angles must add up to 180 degrees, the remaining angle, x, is 180-138 = 42 degrees.
  • There are two angles of x degrees. Then
    \n" ); document.write( "x + x + 69 = 180.
    \n" ); document.write( "Solving this:
    \n" ); document.write( "2x + 69 = 180
    \n" ); document.write( "2x = 180-69 = 111
    \n" ); document.write( "x = 111/2 = 55.5
The sum of all these possibilities is:
\n" ); document.write( "69 + 42 + 55.5 = 166.5
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