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What is the measure of a base angle of an isosceles triangle if the measure of the vertex angle is 42 and the two congruent sides each measure 21 units?

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69 degrees

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User Gerry Mantha
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If vertex angle is 42, and the base angles are congruent, this is an isosceles triangle, they each measure: 180-42/2. They each measure 69 degrees. The length of sides don't matter.
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