If an isosceles trapezoid has sides of lengths 5, 8, 5, and 14. How do you find the measure of the angle between one of the legs and the shorter base?
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Oct 29, 2015
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Explanation:
Drop vertical lines from the intersection of the legs and short base down perpendicular to the large base. This will form two right triangles with sides 3-4-5. [Note: draw a sketch on paper so you can see the problem]
The angle formed by the leg (5) and the new vertical line (4) can be found using cosine:
Now, to this add
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