document.write( "Question 364463: One angle of a triangle is three times as large as another. The measure of the third angle is 40 degrees more than that of the smallest angle. Find the measure of each angle. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #259867 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let the angle be x \n" ); document.write( "the second angle = 3x \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "the third angle = x+40 \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "x+3x+x+40=180 \n" ); document.write( "5x+40=180 \n" ); document.write( "-40 \n" ); document.write( "5x=180-40 \n" ); document.write( "5x=140 \n" ); document.write( "/5 \n" ); document.write( "x=28 deg. \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "second angle = 3x=84 deg \n" ); document.write( "third angle = 40+28 = 68 deg. \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "28+84+68=180 \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca \n" ); document.write( " |