SOLUTION: Can you please help me in this question?: One of the base angles of an isosceles triangle measures 15 degrees less than the largest angle. What is the measurement of the largest

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Question 914491: Can you please help me in this question?:
One of the base angles of an isosceles triangle measures 15 degrees less than the largest angle. What is the measurement of the largest angle?
Note: I was rather confused withe the phrase "one of the base angles" because I thought there could only be one base.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39627) (Show Source):
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The base angles will be at each end of the base side. Try drawing an isosceles triangle. Two equal lengths, one length different than the two equals ones. Isosceles triangles have two equal sides and two equal angles.

Your problem description: A base angle is , using x as the "largest angle".

What do you know about your isosceles triangle for its angles?
(x-15) are two of the angles and x is the last angle.
What do you know about interior angles measures of a triangle?
Their sum is 180 degrees.