SOLUTION: In trangle ABC, the measure of angle B is 10 degrees larger than the measure of angle A and the measure of angle C is 5 degrees less than three times the measure of angle A. Find t

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Question 230848: In trangle ABC, the measure of angle B is 10 degrees larger than the measure of angle A and the measure of angle C is 5 degrees less than three times the measure of angle A. Find the measure of anlge A.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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a=a
b=a+10
c=3a-5
a+a+10+3a-5=180
5a=175
a=35 degrees
b=45 degrees
c=100 degrees