SOLUTION: The second angle of a triangle measures 3 times the first and the third angle measures 52 degrees more than the sum of the measures of the other two.What are the angles?

Question 361611: The second angle of a triangle measures 3 times the first and the third angle measures 52 degrees more than the sum of the measures of the other two.What are the angles?

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The second angle of a triangle measures 3 times the first and the third angle measures 52 degrees more than the sum of the measures of the other two.What are the angles?
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1st: x
2nd: 3x
3rd: x + 3x + 52
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Equation:
x + 3x + x + 3x + 52 = 180
8x + 52 = 180
8x = 128
1st: x = 16 degrees
2nd: 3x = 48 degrees
3rd: 4x+52 = 116 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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