SOLUTION: Two angles have in the ratio 5:4. What is the longest side of the triangle?... I tried 5x+4x=180 and added 5x & 4x and got 9x=180 and divided 180/9 and got 20 then did 9(20) and g

SOLUTION: Two angles have in the ratio 5:4. What is the longest side of the triangle?... I tried 5x+4x=180 and added 5x & 4x and got 9x=180 and divided 180/9 and got 20 then did 9(20) and g

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Question 997879: Two angles have in the ratio 5:4. What is the longest side of the triangle?... I tried 5x+4x=180 and added 5x & 4x and got 9x=180 and divided 180/9 and got 20 then did 9(20) and got 180, which doesn't make sense to me
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5:4 can be written as 5x+4x but you're missing one angle unless you tell me that we're dealing with a right triangle.
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