document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=71698>Question 71698</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Air Force Acedmy Cadet Chapel has 17 spires that point to the sky. Each spire is an isoscelea triangle with a 40 degrees vertex angle. Find the measures of the base angles. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If the vertex angle is 40 degrees, that leaves 140 degrees for the other two.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the triangle is isosceles the base angles are equal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 2x=140 and each angle is 70 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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