SOLUTION: Please help me with this question.... Find the measure of the vertex angle of an isosceles triangle if one of the base angles measures x degrees......

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Question 499206: Please help me with this question....
Find the measure of the vertex angle of an isosceles triangle if one of the base angles measures x degrees......

Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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We are given one of the base angles.
The three angles will add up to 180 degrees,
2x + vertex angle = 180 degrees.
so 180 - 2x will give you the base angle.
Cleomenius