Question

Kay is drawing a triangle. Two of the sides have an equal length of 8 cm, and the angle between those sides measures 68°. Which could be the measure of each base angle?

Answer 1

The measure of each base angle is 56°.

Step-by-step explanation:

• The isosceles triangle has two base angles that are congruent (same measure).
• Let the measure of each base angle is 'x'.
• The sum of angles in a triangle add to 180°.

base angle + base angle + 68° = 180°

2x + 68° = 180°

2x = 112°

x = 112/2

x = 56°

Therefore, the measure of each base angle is 56°.