document.write( "Question 529738: My daughter needs help with Geometry, I do not know how to do it. The problem is: The measures of the three angles of a triangle are 10x-3, 4x-20, x+3. Find the vaule of x then classify the triangle by its angles.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #349686 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The measures of the three angles of a triangle are 10x-3, 4x-20, x+3. Find the vaule of x then classify the triangle by its angles. \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "The angles of a triangle always total 180 degs \n" ); document.write( "10x-3 + 4x-20 + x+3 = 180 \n" ); document.write( "15x - 20 = 180 \n" ); document.write( "15x = 200 \n" ); document.write( "x = 40/3 \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "10*(40/3) - 3 = 391/3 degs = 130.333... degs \n" ); document.write( "4*(40/3) - 20 = 100/3 degs = 33.333... degs \n" ); document.write( "40/3 + 3 = 49/3 degs = 16.333... degs \n" ); document.write( "----------- \n" ); document.write( "Obtuse triangle \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |