SOLUTION: Given an isosceles triangle with a height of 4 and a vertex angle of 14.25 degrees, I would like to know a formula to determine the length of the base. Thank you.
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Question 380320: Given an isosceles triangle with a height of 4 and a vertex angle of 14.25 degrees, I would like to know a formula to determine the length of the base. Thank you. Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The height bisects the vertex angle and forms a right triangle with (1/2)base as one leg, the height as another leg and the hypotenuse is one of the congruent sides of the isoceles triangle.
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Since you know the angle,
You can use the tangent of the angle to determine the base.
