One of the angles of an isosceles triangle is . What is the smallest angle of the triangle?
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Case 1: When 5 4 ∘ is the angle which is not equal to any of the two other angles
Then, let the equal angles be x . We have from the angle sum property:
x + x + 5 4 ∘ = 1 8 0 ∘ ⟹ x = 6 3 ∘
Therefore, the angles of the triangle are 5 4 ∘ , 6 3 ∘ and 6 3 ∘ .
Case 2: When 5 4 ∘ is one of the angles equal to another angle of the triangle
Then let the other angle be x . We again have from the angle sum property:
5 4 ∘ + 5 4 ∘ + x = 1 8 0 ∘ ⟹ x = 7 2 ∘
In this case, the angles of the triangle are 5 4 ∘ , 5 4 ∘ and 7 2 ∘ .
In both the cases, 5 4 ∘ is the smallest angle of the triangle, which has not been included in the options. So, None of these is the most appropriate option here.