document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=259870>Question 259870</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The second angle of a triangle is 4 times as large as the first. The third angle is 80° more than the sum of the other two angles. Find the measure of the second angle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the first angle above. Then since the three angles need to add up to 180:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 4x + (x+4x+80) = 180\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x and the second angle is 4*x.  </SPAN>\n" );
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