SOLUTION: in an isoscele triangle one angle is three times the measure of one of the equal angles, find the measureof each angle
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Question 317336: in an isoscele triangle one angle is three times the measure of one of the equal angles, find the measureof each angle Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! in an isosceles triangle one angle is three times the measure of one of the equal angles, find the measure of each angle
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Let the size of the equal angles be "x".
The size of the 3rd angle is 3x.
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Equation:
x + x + 3x = 180
5x = 180
x = 36 degrees (size of each of the base angles)
3x = 108 degrees (size of the 3rd angle)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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