Sometimes, you’ll be asked to represent a problem in several ways to show how well you understand the mathematical concepts involved. Here’s another example of a problem represented in different ways.

Given the vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is 32°, find the measure of the base angles.

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Verbal

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Subtract the vertex angle measure from 180, then divide the result by two for each base angle.

Which type of representation seemed to be the best for each problem? It may even be a combination of representations.

In your notes, write about the type which you feel is easiest for you and explain why.