SOLUTION: One angle of a triangle measures 72 degrees more than the smallest, while a third angle is twice the smallest. Find the measure of each angle.

SOLUTION: One angle of a triangle measures 72 degrees more than the smallest, while a third angle is twice the smallest. Find the measure of each angle.

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Question 1127351: One angle of a triangle measures 72 degrees more than the smallest, while a third angle is twice the smallest. Find the measure of each angle.
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The angles of EVERY triangle add up to 180 degrees.
Let the angles be A, B, and C
A = B+72
C = 2B
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B+72+B+2B = 180
4B = 108
B = 27
A = 27+72 = 99
C = 2*27 = 54
Happy learning!

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