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Question 350106: The measure of exterior angle of an isosceles triangle is x degrees . what are the possible angle measures of the triangle in terms of x ? describe all the possible values of x
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the exterior angle is x, the interior angle is 360-x.
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If the interior angle,360-x, is the vertex angle, then
360-x%2B2y=180
2y=x-180
y=%281%2F2%29x-90
The base angles, y, would equal x%2F2-90.
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If the interior angle,360-x, is a base angle, then,
2%28360-x%29%2By=180
720-2x%2By=180
y=2x-540
THe vertex angle, y would be 2x-540.