SOLUTION: If triangle ABC angle B is 8Degrees less than one half of angle A and angle C is 28 degress larger than angle A. Find the measues of the three angles of the triangle.

Question 177875: If triangle ABC angle B is 8Degrees less than one half of angle A and angle C is 28 degress larger than angle A. Find the measues of the three angles of the triangle.
Found 2 solutions by Mathtut, solver91311:
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let a,b,and c be the measure of angle A, B, and C,respectively
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b=(1/2)a-8....eq 1
c=a+28........eq 2
a+b+c=180.....eq 3
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take b's value from eq 1 and c's value from eq 2 and plug them into eq 3
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a+(a+28)+((1/2)a-8)=180....plugged in values
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(5/2)a+20=180...collected like terms on left side
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(5/2)a=160.....subtracted 20 from both sides
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degrees......multiplied both sides by 2/5.
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b=(1/2)a-8degrees
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c=a+28degrees
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

For all triangles, the sum of measures of the interior angles is 180�. So for your triangle

But we are given that and

.

We can substitute these expressions into the sum equation thus:

Now solve for by ordinary means.

Multiply by 2:

Collect like terms:

Add -40 to both sides:

Multiply by

You should be able to figure the measures of the other two by substitution of this value.

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