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The Isosceles Triangle Theorems

Find the value of x.

1) 2)
x
x + 21 3x-5

40˚ 40˚ 70˚

3) 4)

x˚
16 3x – 2

100˚

5) 70˚ 6) x˚
64˚

x˚

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Write a Two Column Proof.

D
Given: AB  CB, AD  CD
7)
Prove: mBAD  mBCD

1 3
A 24 C

A
Given: AB  AC, B  2, C  1,
8)
Prove: ADE is isosceles D 12 E

B C

C
9) Given: BC  DC, BF  DE
Prove: 1  2 12

B D
F E

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1) x =13
2) x = 55
3) x=6
4) x = 20
5) x = 70
6) x = 64

AB  CB, AD  CD..........Given
2  4, 1  3.........Isosceles Triangle Theorem
7) m1 m2  m3  m4..........Addition Property of Equality
mBAD  m1 m2; mBCD  m3  m4............Angle Addition Postulate
mBAD  mBCD............Substitution

AB  AC...........Given
B  C............Isosceles Triangle Theorem
B  2; C  1............Given
8) 1  2............Substitution Property
AD  AE .......... If two angles of a triangle are  , then the sides opposite those angles are 
ADE is isosceles...........Definition of Isosceles Triangle

BC  DC, BF  DE...........Given
9) B  D............Isosceles Triangle Theorem
CBF  CDE............SAS
1  2...........CPCTC