Angles of an Isosceles Triangle

Geometry Level 4

Two angles of an isosceles triangle are 6 8 68 ^\circ and x x^\circ . What is the sum of all the (distinct) possible values of x x ?


The answer is 168.

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Arron Kau Staff
May 13, 2014

Let A B C ABC be a triangle with A = x \angle A = x^\circ and B = 6 8 \angle B = 68 ^\circ .

We have the following cases:

Case 1: A = B \angle A = \angle B . Then C = 18 0 2 × B = 4 4 \angle C = 180^\circ - 2 \times \angle B = 44 ^\circ . Thus x = 6 8 x^\circ = 68 ^\circ .

Case 2: A = C \angle A = \angle C . Thus 18 0 = A + B + C = x + 6 8 + x = 2 x + 6 8 180^\circ = \angle A + \angle B + \angle C = x^\circ + 68 ^\circ + x^\circ =2x^\circ + 68 ^\circ x = 5 6 \Rightarrow x^\circ = 56 ^\circ .

Case 3: B = C \angle B = \angle C . Thus 18 0 = A + B + C = x + 6 8 + 6 8 = x + 13 6 180^\circ = \angle A + \angle B + \angle C = x^\circ + 68 ^\circ + 68 ^\circ =x^\circ + 136 ^\circ x = 4 4 \Rightarrow x^\circ = 44 ^\circ .

Hence, the sum of the possible values of x x is: 68 + 56 + 44 = 168 68 + 56 + 44 = 168 .

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