document.write( "Question 462823: Find the angles of a triangle if it is known that the measures of the angles are
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document.write( "n, 4n - 15, and 4(40 - n) \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #317196 by algebrahouse.com(1659)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Angles of a triangle add up to 180°\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n + 4n - 15 + 4(40 - n) = 180 {added angles together and set equal to 180} \n" ); document.write( "n + 4n - 15 + 160 - 4n = 180 {used distributive property} \n" ); document.write( "n + 145 = 180 {combined like terms} \n" ); document.write( "n = 35 {subtracted 145 from both sides} \n" ); document.write( "4n - 15 = 125 {substituted 35, in for n, into 4n - 15} \n" ); document.write( "4(40 - n) = 20 {substituted 35, in for n, into 4(40 - n)}\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "35, 125, and 20 are the three angles \n" ); document.write( "www.algebrahouse.com\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |