document.write( "Question 611355: The measure of the first angle of a triangle is 12 degrees more than the measure of the second. The measure of the third angle of the triangle is 4 less than twice the measure of the second. Find the measures of the angles of the triangle.\r
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represent the measure of the second angle. Then the measure of the first angle is

and the measure of the third is

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Add the three expressions for the three angles and set them equal to the number of degrees that represents the sum of the measures of the angles in all triangles.\r
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then calculate

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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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