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The base angle of an isosceles triangle measures 54°. What is the measure of its vertex angle?

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Isosceles base angles are equal

Therefore, the other base angle would also be 54 degrees

Angles in a triangle total to 180 degrees

Now you can calculate:

180 - (54 + 54) = 72

The vertex angle is 72 degrees.

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