Question

The total number of degrees in the center is 360°. If all five vertex angles meeting at the center are congruent, what is the measure of a base angle of one of the triangles?

Answer 1

Answer:

The measure of a base angle of one of the triangles is 54°

Step-by-step explanation:

In the isosceles triangle, the angle between the two equal sides called the vertex angle and the other two angles are equal and called base angles

∵ The total number of degrees in the center is 360°

∵ All five vertex angles meeting at the center are congruent

→ To find the measure of each vertex divide 360° by 5

∴ The measure of each vertex = 360° ÷ 5

∴ The measure of each vertex = 72°

∵ The base angles are equal in the isosceles triangle

∵ The sum of the measures of the angles of a triangle is 180°

→ Assume that the measure of each base angle is x

∴ x + x + 72° = 180°

∴ 2x + 72° = 180°

→ Subtract 72 from both sides

∵ 2x + 72 - 72 = 180 - 72

∴ 2x = 108

→ Divide both sides by 2 to find x

∴ x = 54

∴ The measure of each base angle = 54°

∴ The measure of a base angle of one of the triangles is 54°