SOLUTION: so the equaiton is: measure of angle 2=x+78. The triangles point is 55 degree and thr right side and bottom is the same length. How do I solve this?

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Question 674463: so the equaiton is: measure of angle 2=x+78. The triangles point is 55 degree and thr right side and bottom is the same length. How do I solve this?
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so the equaiton is: measure of angle 2=x+78. The triangles point is 55 degree and thr right side and bottom is the same length. How do I solve this?
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If 2 sides are the same length, the angles opposite those sides are equal.
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You are given that the vertex angle is 55 degrees.
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The sum of the 2 base angles is 180-55 = 125 degrees
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Each base angle is 125/2 = 62.5 degrees
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Note: I don't know where your #2 angle is.
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Cheers,
Stan H.