The measure of one angle of an isosceles triangle is . The measures of the other angles in this triangle could be
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Solution
The sum of the three angles in any triangle is .
If one of the angles in an isosceles triangle measures , then the sum of the measures of the two unknown angles in the triangle is .
Since the triangle is isosceles, then two of the angles in the triangle have equal measure.
If the two unknown angles are equal in measure, then they each measure .
However, and is not one of the given answers.
If the measure of one of the unknown angles is equal to the measure of the given angle, , then the third angle in the triangle measures .
Therefore, the measures of the other angles in this triangle could be and .
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