Q:

The wall at the front entrance to the rock and roll hall of fame and museum in cleveland, ohio, is an isosceles triangle. the triangle has a vertex angle of 102 degrees. what is the measure of the base angles? answer

Accepted Solution

A:
The 2 slanting sides of this isosceles triangle are of equal length.  Thus, the 2 base angles are equal.  Their measures are (180-102)/2 degrees, or 78/2 degrees, or 39 degrees each.