1. **Stating the problem:** We are given a triangle with two equal sides and an included angle of 25° between them. We need to find the measures of angles 1 and 2.
2. **Important rule:** In an isosceles triangle (two equal sides), the angles opposite those sides are equal.
3. **Given:** The angle between the two equal sides is 25°.
4. **Step:** Let angles 1 and 2 be the base angles opposite the equal sides. Since the triangle's interior angles sum to 180°, we have:
$$m\angle1 + m\angle2 + 25^\circ = 180^\circ$$
5. **Since the triangle is isosceles,**
$$m\angle1 = m\angle2 = y$$
6. **Substitute:**
$$y + y + 25 = 180$$
7. **Simplify:**
$$2y + 25 = 180$$
8. **Isolate $y$:**
$$2y = 180 - 25$$
$$2y = 155$$
9. **Divide both sides by 2:**
$$y = \frac{155}{2}$$
$$y = 77.5$$
10. **Conclusion:**
$$m\angle1 = m\angle2 = 77.5^\circ$$
Thus, the measures of angles 1 and 2 are both 77.5 degrees.
Isosceles Angles 002Bb4
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