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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 #156355 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=156355\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One angle of a triangle is three times another. The third angle is 45 degrees greater than the smallest. Find the measure of the smallest angle. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A + b + c = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 3b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = b + 45<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rearrange:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + b + c = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a -3b + 0 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 + b - c = -45<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use any method you know to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 72<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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