document.write( "Question 1192573: A surveyor knows that a lot has the shape of an isosceles triangle. If the vertex angle measures 80° and each equal side is 160 feet long, what measure (in degrees) does each of the base angles have?\r
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document.write( "The base angles are congruent, and each base angle has the measure of  \"%28180-80%29%2F2\" = \"100%2F2\" = 50 degrees.\r\n" );
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