document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=228468>Question 228468</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One angle of a triangle is 35 degrees greater than the smallest angle and the third angle is 15 degrees less than twice the smallest angle.Find the measures of the 3 angles. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #169587 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=169587\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One angle of a triangle is 35 degrees greater than the smallest angle and the third angle is 15 degrees less than twice the smallest angle. Find the measures of the 3 angles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  The sum of the three angles for a triangle is 180 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Let x be the smallest angle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Let x+35 be the second angle since it's 35 degrees greater than the smallest angle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Let 2x-15 be the third angle since it is 15 degrees less than twice the first.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  Then, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Bx%2B35%2B2x-15=180 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Bx%2B35%2B2x-15=180\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > since the sum of the angles is 180 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 6.  Solving the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Bx%2B35%2B2x-15=180 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Bx%2B35%2B2x-15=180\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > yields the following steps\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%2B20=180 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%2B20=180\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 20 from both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x=160 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x=160\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B35=75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B35=75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-15=65 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-15=65\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Note these three angles add up to 180 degrees as a check.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 6.  ANSWER:  The angles of the triangle are 40, 75, and 65 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J<BR>\n" );
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