SOLUTION: IN AN ISOSCELES TRIANGLE EACH OF THE BASE ANGELS IS TWICE THE VERTICAL ANGLE. FIND ALL THE ANGELS OF A TRIANGLE.

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Question 773540: IN AN ISOSCELES TRIANGLE EACH OF THE BASE ANGELS IS TWICE THE VERTICAL ANGLE. FIND ALL THE ANGELS OF A TRIANGLE.
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Answer by ramkikk66(644) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the vertical angle be x
Then each base angle = 2x
Remember that sum of the 3 angles of the triangle = 180
i.e. 2x + 2x + x = 180
5x = 180
x = 180/5 = 36 deg
Vertical angle = 36 degrees
Each base angle = 36*2 = 72 degrees.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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IN AN ISOSCELES TRIANGLE EACH OF THE BASE ANGELS IS TWICE THE VERTICAL ANGLE. FIND ALL THE ANGELS OF A TRIANGLE.
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Triangles have angles. Angels (which don't exist) have wings. There's no connection.
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Vertical is not an angle, it's a direction.