document.write( "Question 155805: Find meassures of the each angle of the triangle\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #114760 by nerdybill(7384)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Remember: \n" ); document.write( "The sum of the three interior angles of any triangle equals 180. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "The problem defined the three angles as: \n" ); document.write( "(2x+4) angle 1 \n" ); document.write( "(2x-9) angle 2 \n" ); document.write( "x angle 3 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Our equation is then \n" ); document.write( "(2x+4) + (2x-9) + x = 180 \n" ); document.write( "Grouping like-terms: \n" ); document.write( "(2x+2x+x) + (4-9) = 180 \n" ); document.write( "5x + (-5) = 180 \n" ); document.write( "5x - 5 = 180 \n" ); document.write( "5x = 185 \n" ); document.write( "x = 37 degrees (angle 3) \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "For angle 2, we said it was: \n" ); document.write( "(2x-9) \n" ); document.write( "substituting our value of x: \n" ); document.write( "(2(37)-9) \n" ); document.write( "74-9 \n" ); document.write( "65 degrees (angle 2) \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "For angle 1, we said it was: \n" ); document.write( "(2x+4) \n" ); document.write( "substituting our value of x: \n" ); document.write( "(2(37)+4) \n" ); document.write( "74 + 4 \n" ); document.write( "78 degrees (angle 1) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |