SOLUTION: If two angles on a isosceles triangle are 5x-13 and 3x+3 then what are the degrees and x?

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Question 409787: If two angles on a isosceles triangle are 5x-13 and 3x+3 then what are the degrees and x?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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You didn't indicate whether the two angles were equal or not. For example, 5x-13 could be the vertex angle and 3x+3, 3x+3 be the other two angles. In any case, if 5x-13 and 3x+3 are the equal angles, set them equal and solve. If one of the angles is the vertex, double it, add the remaining angle. That sum must equal 180, so set them equal and solve.