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document.write( "In a certain triangle, the first angle measures 9 degrees less than the second angle. The third angle measures 3 degrees more than the second angle. Find the measures of all three angles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I can solve this if I have the degrees of two sides, but this doesn't give any. I thought I should let x=second angle, x-9=first angle, and x+3=third angle but I didn't know where to go from there(or if that was the way to start)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #13053 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=13053\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the first angle be A, the second angle be B and the third angle be C.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the problem description, you can write:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = B-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = B+3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And you already know (or should know) that for any plane triangle: A+B+C = 180 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, in A+B+C = 180, substitute for A and C the first two equations:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(B-9) + B + (B+3) = 180 Simplify and solve for B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3B - 6 = 180 Add 6 to both sides of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3B = 186 Divide both sides by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 62<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = B-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 62-9 = 53<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = B+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = 62+3 = 65.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The three angles are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 53 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 62 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = 65 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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