document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=175050>Question 175050</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two angles of a triangle have equal measures, but the thirds angle's measure is 36 degrees less than the sum of the other two. Find the measure of each angle of the triangle. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #130142 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=actuary><B>actuary(112)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=actuary><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=130142\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of the measure of the internal angles of a triangle is 180 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation that describes the situation in the problem is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + x + (x + x -36) = 180 degrees where x is the measure of the angles with equal measure.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adding like terms, we have 4x-36=180\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So 4x=216 degrees\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving for x, we have x = 216/4 = 54 degrees\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the measure of the 3 angles of the triangle are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "54, 54, 72 degrees\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope that this helps. </SPAN>\n" );
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