Answer:
Answer:
89
°
to the nearest degree.
Explanation:
The base of the triangle 7 can be divided in half by a line of symmetry of the isosceles triangle, which will bisect the vertex angle. This creates two right triangles:
Each with a base of 3.5 and a hypotenuse of 5.
The side opposite the half of the vertex angle is 3.5, the hypotenuse is 5.
The sine function can be used to find the angle.
sin
θ
=
o
p
p
h
y
p
sin
θ
=
3.5
5
=
0.7
Use the inverse sin function or a table of trig functions to find the corresponding angle . (Arcsin)
arcsin
0.7
=
44.4
°
Remember that this is the value of half of the vertex angle so double the value to find the vertex angle.
2
×
44.4
=
88.8
°
rounded off to the nearest whole degree =
89
°