SOLUTION: find the measure of the vertex angle when isosceles triangle measures 54 degrees more than the measure of the base angles?

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Question 1124620: find the measure of the vertex angle when isosceles triangle measures 54 degrees more than the measure of the base angles?
Answer by ikleyn(52779) About Me  (Show Source):
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x + (x-54) + (x-54) = 180.


Solve for x, which is the measure of the vertex angle.