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LESSON
Isosceles and Equilateral Triangles
7-2
Practice and Problem Solving: A/B
For Problems 1–6, find each value.
1. 2. 3.
mD ______ GI ______ mL ______
4. 5. 6.
RQ ______ mU ______ t ______
Name the parts of the figure. The first one is done for you.
ZY
1. base: ________
2. legs: ________ and ________
3. base angles: ________ and ________
4. vertex angle: ________
Find each value. The first one is done for you.
5. 6. 7.
mX ______ AC ______ mK ______
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8. 9. 10.
JL ______ mZ ______ QR ______
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Use the figure to find the value of x in the isosceles triangles.
1. _____________________________________ 2. _____________________________________
All three sides of an equilateral triangle are congruent and
the measure of each interior angle is 60.
If ABC is an equilateral triangle, then x can be found by
solving the equation 2x x 4.
2x x 4
x4
Use the following figures to find the value of x.
3. _____________________________________ 4. _____________________________________
5. An isosceles triangle has a base angle who measures 32 degree. What is the measure of the
vertex angle?
6. An isosceles triangle has a vertex angle who measures 68 degree. What is the measure of a
base angle?
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