SOLUTION: One angle of an isosceles triangle measures 34°. Which other angles could be in that isosceles triangle?

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Question 1151894: One angle of an isosceles triangle measures 34°. Which other angles could be in that isosceles triangle?
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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an isosceles triangle is a triangle with two equal sides
the angles opposite the equal sides are also equal
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if one angle of an isosceles triangle measures 34°, let say base angle (assuming we have obtuse isosceles triangle), then the other base angle is also 34°, vertex angle will be 180-%2834%2B34%29=180-68=112°
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or, if vertex angle measures 34°, two base angles equal to 180-34=146°; so each base angle will be 146%2F2=73°