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What is the measure of the base in the triangle below?

B
4x + 1
3х - 8
2x + 23
11
O 45
025
30

What is the measure of the base in the triangle below? B 4x + 1 3х - 8 2x + 23 11 O-example-1

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ABC is an isosceles triangle and AB=AC.

Solving 4x+1=2x+23, we get x=11.

So, BC=3(11)-8=33-8=25

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