document.write( "Question 615274: I still have not received any information about this question and I really need help please. I have no money to pay to anyone and I am sorry about that but, the answer is due in just a bit to my online class practice text. Given a triangle with the measure of the first angle is 3x, the measure of the second angle is
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document.write( "(x + 5) and the measure of the third angle is (2x + 1), find the measures in degrees of all three angles. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #387046 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Given a triangle with the measure of the first angle is 3x, the measure of the second angle is (x + 5) and the measure of the third angle is (2x + 1), \n" ); document.write( " find the measures in degrees of all three angles. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Remember the three angles in a triangle have to add up to 180 \n" ); document.write( "3x + (x+5) + (2x + 1) = 180 \n" ); document.write( "combine like terms \n" ); document.write( "3x + x + 2x + 5 + 1 = 180 \n" ); document.write( "6x + 6 = 180 \n" ); document.write( "subtract 6 from both sides \n" ); document.write( "6x = 180 - 6 \n" ); document.write( "6x = 174 \n" ); document.write( "x = 174/6 \n" ); document.write( "x = 29 \n" ); document.write( "therefore \n" ); document.write( "3(29) = 87 degrees, the first angle \n" ); document.write( "29+5 = 34 degrees, the 2nd angle \n" ); document.write( "2(29)+1 = 59 degrees the 3rd angle \n" ); document.write( "------------ \n" ); document.write( "total 180 degrees \n" ); document.write( " |