SOLUTION: Find the measures of the three angles of a triangle if the largest is 14 degrees less than three times the smallest, and the other angle is 4 degrees more than the smallest.

Question 415212: Find the measures of the three angles of a triangle if the largest is 14 degrees less than three times the smallest, and the other angle is 4 degrees more than the smallest.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



Hi

Let x,(3x-14) and (x+4)represent the measures of the angles for this triangle

Question states***

x + (3x-14) +(x+4) = 180�

Solving for x

  5x = 190

   x = 38�   Angles are: 38�, 100�, 42�  

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