In an Isosceles triangle, one angle is 16 degrees more than twice the measure of one of the equal angles. Find the measure od eah angle.
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Let's call the measure of one of the equal angles "x". According to the problem, one angle is 16 degrees more than twice x. So the second angle can be expressed as 2x + 16.
Now, in an isosceles triangle, the sum of all angles is 180 degrees. Since we have two equal angles, we can set up an equation:
x + x + (2x + 16) = 180
Combining like terms, we get:
4x + 16 = 180
Subtracting 16 from both sides:
4x = 164
Dividing by 4:
x = 41
So, one of the equal angles is 41 degrees. Now let's find the other angles:
The first angle: x = 41 degrees
The second angle: 2x + 16 = 2(41) + 16 = 98 degrees
The third angle (equal to the first): x = 41 degrees
So, in our isosceles triangle, the angles measure 41 degrees, 98 degrees, and 41 degrees. Voila!
Let's assume that the measure of each equal angle in the isosceles triangle is x degrees.
According to the given information, one angle is 16 degrees more than twice the measure of one of the equal angles. This can be represented as:
Angle = 16 + 2x
Since the triangle is isosceles, the sum of the angles in a triangle is 180 degrees. Therefore, we can write the equation:
x + x + (16 + 2x) = 180
Simplifying the equation:
2x + 16 + 2x = 180
4x + 16 = 180
4x = 180 - 16
4x = 164
x = 164/4
x = 41
Hence, each equal angle in the isosceles triangle measures 41 degrees, and the other angle can be calculated as:
Angle = 16 + 2x
Angle = 16 + 2(41)
Angle = 16 + 82
Angle = 98
Therefore, the measure of each equal angle is 41 degrees, and the other angle is 98 degrees.
To find the measure of each angle in the isosceles triangle, we can set up an equation based on the given information.
Let's assume that the measure of one of the equal angles is x degrees.
According to the problem, one angle is 16 degrees more than twice the measure of one of the equal angles. So, the second angle can be expressed as 2x + 16 degrees.
Now, let's find the measure of the third angle.
Since we know that the sum of the angles in a triangle is always 180 degrees, we can write the equation:
x + x + (2x + 16) = 180
Simplifying this equation, we have:
4x + 16 = 180
Subtracting 16 from both sides of the equation, we get:
4x = 164
Dividing both sides by 4, we find:
x = 41
So, one of the equal angles is 41 degrees.
Now, we can find the measure of the other equal angle:
x = 41 degrees
Therefore, the measure of each angle in the isosceles triangle is:
Equal angles: 41 degrees
Third angle: 2x + 16 = 2(41) + 16 = 98 + 16 = 114 degrees.
The two equal angles would be represented by x each and then the 3rd angle would be 2x + 16 to represent the 16 more than twice.
The sum of the three angles is 180 degrees, so 1x + 1x + 2x + 16 = 180.
combine like terms (x's). Now you should have a two-step equation of which you would subtract 16 from both sides first and then divide both sides of your equation by the coefficient of x (number of x's).