Given:
Base angle of an isosceles triangle is 15 degrees more than its vertical angle.
To find:
The measure of each angle of the triangle.
Solution:
Let x be the vertical angle. Then,
One base angle = x+15 degrees
We know that base angles of an isosceles triangle are equal.
Another base angle = x+15 degrees
Now, the sum of all angles of a triangle is 180 degrees by the angle sum property.
(Angle sum property)
![(3x+30)^\circ=180^\circ](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/high-school/2jf8ggjdk7zw5fc8bsyx5vvlz2vavt7x4q.png)
![3x+30=180](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/high-school/spn3qb9i4hw0msopiimhljb6n5cdy4xar5.png)
![3x=180-30](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/high-school/5u3noxqz6j3g2okuchy9ypyxnmqoa9gl0t.png)
![3x=150](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/high-school/l4dt1zbnsv6j9pkx2nbt6bdjfmp3due4o6.png)
Divide both sides by 3.
![x=(150)/(3)](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/high-school/quvasd35pwb7wqogn2r5i4tm7ri526evc2.png)
![x=50](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/high-school/vq93fsy2vaqkery7d1023smpkcqf69p053.png)
The measure of base angles is
![(x+15)^\circ=(50+15)^\circ](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/high-school/9vx1f4muns14bhkexnqn9j9a7ubsyrqihj.png)
![(x+15)^\circ=65^\circ](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/high-school/m8lylynjxytfiyu534rqpw28rlwwhk17f8.png)
Therefore, the measure of angles are 50°, 65° and 65°.