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One angle of an isosceles triangle measures 74°. What measure is possible for the other two angles?

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since it’s isosceles, the other angles would be 74 degrees and 32 degrees.

(180-74-74)
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Answer:

Either 74° and 32°

or 53° and 53°

Explanation:

An isosceles triangle has at least two congruent angles.

There are two possibilities in this problem.

1)

The 74° angle is one of the two congruent angles.

Then, one other angle measures also 74°.

The third angle measures 180° - 74° - 74° = 32°

2)

The 74° is not one of the two congruent angles.

Then the other two angles are congruent.

180° - 74° = 106°

The sum of the measures of the two congruent angles is 106°, so each of the two congruent angles measures 53°.

Answer:

Either 74° and 32°

or 53° and 53°

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