document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=336201>Question 336201</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In triangle ABC, angle A is three times as large as angle C. The measure of angle B is 15 degrees less than that of angle C. Find the measure of the angles. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) 117, 24, 39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 78, 24, 39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) 78, 24, 78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) 117, 24, 78\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have come up with A= 3x, B=15-x, C=x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 3C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = C-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + B + C = 180<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for A and for B and solve for C:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3C + C-15 + C = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5C = 195<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = 39 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 3C = 3*39 = 117 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = C-15 = 39-15 = 24 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) 117, 24, 39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 78, 24, 39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) 78, 24, 78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) 117, 24, 78 </SPAN>\n" );
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