Isosceles Triangle Analysis: Comparing Angles B and C with Predominant Angle A

Question

ABC is an isosceles triangle

(A ∢A is the predominant angle).

Which angle is larger,B ∢B orC ∢C ?

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Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Which angle is larger - B\C?
00:03 The triangle is isosceles according to the given data
00:09 In an isosceles triangle, the base angles are equal
00:14 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

In an isosceles triangle, two sides are equal, meaning the angles opposite those sides are equal. Given that A ∢A is the predominant (largest) angle, it follows that sides AB AB and AC AC are equal (assuming A ∢A is opposite these sides, based on typical isosceles configuration). Therefore, the angles opposite these sides, B ∢B and C ∢C , must be equal.

Applying the property of equal angles in an isosceles triangle:

  • The sum of the angles in a triangle is always 180°.
  • If A ∢A is the largest angle, then B+C=180°A ∢B + ∢C = 180° - ∢A .
  • Since B=C ∢B = ∢C in an isosceles triangle, we can state 2B=180°A 2∢B = 180° - ∢A leading to each angle B=C=180°A2 ∢B = ∢C = \frac{180° - ∢A}{2} .

Therefore, both angles B ∢B and C ∢C are equal.

The correct and final conclusion is: C=B ∢C=∢B .

Answer

C=B ∢C=∢B