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The sum of the measures of the angles in any triangle is 180°. Paula has a triangular area in her back yard where she intends to create a garden. If the largest angle is five times the smallest and the middle angle is 20° less than twice the smallest, find the measure of each angle.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = smallest angle
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\n" ); document.write( "5x = largest angle
\n" ); document.write( "2x-20 = middle angle
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\n" ); document.write( "x + 5x + 2x-20 = 180
\n" ); document.write( "8x-20 = 180
\n" ); document.write( "8x = 200
\n" ); document.write( "x = 25 degrees (smallest angle)
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\n" ); document.write( "Largest angle:
\n" ); document.write( "5x = 5(25) = 125 degrees
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\n" ); document.write( "Middle angle:
\n" ); document.write( "2x-20 = 2(25)-20 = 50-20 = 30 degrees
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