Given an isosceles triangle with length of 2 equal sides t units and opposite side √3t units with angle θ. Find the value of the angle θ opposite to the √3t...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 2001 Subject: General Mathematics

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Given an isosceles triangle with length of 2 equal sides t units and opposite side √3t units with angle θ. Find the value of the angle θ opposite to the √3t units.
Answer Details
In an isosceles triangle, the two equal sides are opposite to the two equal angles. Therefore, the angle opposite to the side of length √3t would be equal to the other equal angle of the triangle. Let's call this angle x. Then, using the fact that the sum of the angles in a triangle is 180°, we can write: x + x + θ = 180 Simplifying this equation, we get: 2x + θ = 180 Now, we know that the two equal sides of the triangle have length t, so we can use the cosine formula to write: cos(x) = (t/2) / √(3t^2/4) Simplifying this expression, we get: cos(x) = 1/√3 Taking the inverse cosine of both sides, we get: x = 30° Substituting this value of x into the earlier equation, we get: 2(30°) + θ = 180° θ = 120° Therefore, the answer is option (B) 120°.

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