The measure of an exterior angle of an isosceles triangle is x degrees. What are the possible angle measures of the triangle in terms of x? Describe all the possible values of x.
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To find the possible angle measures of an isosceles triangle in terms of the measure of an exterior angle (x degrees), we can use the properties of triangle angles.
In any triangle, the sum of all interior angles is always 180 degrees. Since an isosceles triangle has two congruent angles, let's call the measure of each congruent angle y degrees.
Now, in an isosceles triangle, the exterior angle (x degrees) is equal to the sum of the two interior angles that are not adjacent to it (which are both y degrees).
So, we can set up the equation: x = y + y.
Simplifying this equation, we get: x = 2y.
To find the possible values of x, we need to determine the range of values for y which will satisfy the equation. Since y represents the measure of each congruent angle, it cannot be negative. Also, since the interior angles of a triangle cannot be more than 180 degrees, y cannot be greater than 90 degrees.
Now, substituting the value of y back into the equation, we get: x = 2y = 2 * (angle measure of each congruent angle).
Therefore, the possible angle measures of the triangle in terms of x are x/2 degrees and x/2 degrees.
To summarize:
- The possible angle measures of the isosceles triangle are x/2 degrees, x/2 degrees, and (180 - x) degrees.
- The possible values for x lie within the range of 0 < x ≤ 180.
At least you got rid of the "z".
An exterior angle is the supplement of the adjacent interior angle. So, x can be anything less than 180° and greater than 0°.
The triangle's interior angle there is thus (180-x)°
The other two angles must add up to (180-x)°