document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=285797>Question 285797</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the measures of the angles of a triangle if the measure of the 1st triangle is twice the measure of the second angle and the third angle is 36 degrees more than the second angle.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #207276 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=207276\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i assume that there is  a typo and that it should read\" Find the measures of the angles of a triangle if the measure of the 1st \"angle\" is twice the measure of the second angle and the third angle is 36 degrees more than the second angle. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a, b and c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=2b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=36+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we have <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+b+c=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "by substitution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b+b+36+b=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4b+36=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4b=144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4b=4*3*12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=72\r<BR>\n" );
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