document.write( "Question 433564: In a certain triangle, the measure of one angle is double the measure of a second angle but is 10 degrees less than the measure of the third angle. [The sum of the measures of three interior angles of a triangle is always 180 degrees.] What is the measure of each angle? \r
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\n" ); document.write( "180 = x^2-z+y
\n" ); document.write( "as you can see, I am lost.
\n" ); document.write( "Patty \n" ); document.write( "
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In a certain triangle, the measure of one angle is double the measure of a second angle but is 10 degrees less than the measure of the third angle
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\n" ); document.write( "Not sure what you are doing here, but this is one method
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = the \"the measure of the second angle\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"the measure of one angle is double the measure of the second angle\", therefore:
\n" ); document.write( "2x = \"one angle\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"is 10 degrees less than the measure of the third angle\", therefore
\n" ); document.write( "2x + 10 = the third angle
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\n" ); document.write( "x + 2x + (2x+10) = 180
\n" ); document.write( "5x = 180 - 10
\n" ); document.write( "x = \"170%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "x = 34 degrees is the 2nd angle
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "2(34) = 68 degrees is \"one angle
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\n" ); document.write( "68 + 10 = 78 degrees is the 3rd angle
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\n" ); document.write( "See if that adds up
\n" ); document.write( "34 + 68 + 78 = 180 \n" ); document.write( "
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