document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54924>Question 54924</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One angle of a triangle has a measure of 70 degrees. The other two angles have degree measures in a ratio of 5 to 6. What is the sum of the measures, in degrees, of the two largest angles?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I first tried 50 +60=110+70=180. Then I realized that 180 is the sum of all of the angles in a triangle, so it couldn't be right. Thanks if you can help! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of the three angles is 180, so the sum of the two unknown angles is 180-70 = 110 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Call these angles a and b, so a+b = 110 and a/b = 5/6, so you can solve for a and b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Fb+=+5%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Fb+=+5%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Solve this for a:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+=+5b%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+=+5b%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and substitute for a in the first equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285b%2F6%29%2Bb+=+110 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285b%2F6%29%2Bb+=+110\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify by multiplying through by 6.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+=+60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+=+60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+=+110-60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+=+110-60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of the two largest angles is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70 + 60 = 130 degrees. </SPAN>\n" );
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