SOLUTION: if the measure of the one of the base angles of an isosceles triangle is 62 degrees find the measure of the vertex angle

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Question 672248: if the measure of the one of the base angles of an isosceles triangle is 62 degrees find the measure of the vertex angle
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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if the measure of the one of the base angles of an isosceles triangle is 62 degrees find the measure of the vertex angle
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If one of the base angles is 62 degrees so is the other one.
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Vertex angle = 180-2(62) = 56 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

if the measure of the one of the base angles of an isosceles triangle is 62 degrees 

 vertex angle = 180° - 62° - 62°