document.write( "Question 1103272: What is the value of y?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "An isosceles triangle with vertices labeled A, B, and C. Side B C is the base. Sides A B and A C are equal. Sides A B and A C are labeled with single tick marks. Angle A is labeled as left parenthesis 4 y plus 10 right parenthesis degrees, angle B is labeled as 75 degrees, and angle C is labeled as left parenthesis 3 x right parenthesis degrees.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #717968 by josgarithmetic(39618)\"\" \"About 
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If using A, B, C, as variables for the measure of the corresponding interior angles, and A is the vertex point, B and C are the base angles, triangle isosceles, then:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Angle mesures at B and C are equal (base angles of isosceles triangle).
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "What about A?
\n" ); document.write( "Both B and C each is 75 degrees.
\n" ); document.write( "\"A%2B75%2B75=180\", sum of interior angles of any triangle;
\n" ); document.write( "\"A=180-75-75\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A=180-150\"
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\n" ); document.write( "and you wer given an expression for measure of angle A.
\n" ); document.write( "\"4y%2B10=30\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4y=20\"
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