document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=926057>Question 926057</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the measures of the vertex and base angles of an isosceles triangle are in a 4:3 ratio. If the vertex angle is the larger of these two angles, compute the measure, in degrees, of each angle of the triangle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #562089 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><B>lwsshak3(11628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=562089\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the measures of the vertex and base angles of an isosceles triangle are in a 4:3 ratio. If the vertex angle is the larger of these two angles, compute the measure, in degrees, of each angle of the triangle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=vertex angle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "base angles=3x/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2(3x/4)=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3x/2=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+3x=360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x/4=54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertex=72&#730;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "base angles=54&#730; </SPAN>\n" );
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