SOLUTION: one angle of a triangle is three times as great as a second angle. The third angle measures 12 degrees less than twice the second angle. Find the measures of the angles.
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Question 323540: one angle of a triangle is three times as great as a second angle. The third angle measures 12 degrees less than twice the second angle. Find the measures of the angles.
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3x+x+2x-12=180
6x=192
x=32 degrees 2nd angle
3x=96 degrees
2x-12=52 degrees
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