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# In triangle ABC, if AB = BC and the degree measure

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In triangle ABC, if AB = BC and the degree measure [#permalink]  01 Sep 2017, 11:53
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In triangle ABC, if AB = BC and the degree measure of one angle is 30°, what is the greatest possible degree measure of any angle in triangle ABC?

A) 30°
B) 75°
C) 90°
D) 120°
E) It cannot be determined from the information given.

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I know it may sound a stupid question, but I thought that E was the right option. We cannot determine the greatest possible measure because it can be 75 or 120. Am I Wrong?
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Re: In triangle ABC, if AB = BC and the degree measure [#permalink]  02 Sep 2017, 10:56
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Hey,

Now you have an isosceles trinagle ABC.

Now the angles ACB and ABC are equal. If one of the angle is given to be 30 degrees. There are two possibilities:

Case 1: $$\angle ACB = \angle ACB =30$$. In this case $$\angle BAC = 180 -30 -30= 120.$$

Case 2: $$\angle BAC = 30$$. In this case $$\angle ACB = \angle ACB =\frac{180 -30}{2}=75$$

These are the only two possible cases. Since case 1 has the higer value of the maximum angle hence option D is correct!
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PS: You figured the solution correctly. When they say highest possible value, they mean of all the possible cases the maximum possible is the answer they expect.
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Re: In triangle ABC, if AB = BC and the degree measure   [#permalink] 02 Sep 2017, 10:56
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