document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=468109>Question 468109</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"Two angles of a triangle have equal measures, but the third angle's measure is 36° less than the sum of the other two. Find the measure of each angle of the triangle.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the problem I was given but how do I write it out? Normally, I would try to solve the problem before coming here but obviously I don't know where to start.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, what formula am I following; perimeter or area?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NOTE: I think I may able be to figure the problem out once I have been able to write the problem out correctly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #321197 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=321197\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Draw a triangle and label is ABC.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let angle A = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let angle B = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let angle C = 2x - 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x - 36 means that angle C is 36 degrees less than the sum of angle A and B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180 degrees, then 2x + 2x - 36 = 180.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms in that equation and you get 4x - 36 = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 36 to both sides of that equation and you get 4x = 216<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides of that equation by 4 and you get x = 54 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "angle A = 54 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "angle B = 54 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "angle C = 108 - 36 = 72 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54 + 54 + 72 = 108 + 72 = 180 degrees so the angles are good because they add up to 180 degrees and the third angle is 36 degrees less than the sum of the other 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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