document.write( "Question 672865: The measure of one angle of a triangle is 26 degrees less than twice the measure of another angle. the measure of the third angle is 35. find the measure of the other two angles \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #418349 by rm29924(97)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The sum of angles in a triangle = 180 degrees\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "one angle is 35 \n" ); document.write( "let x=another angle \n" ); document.write( "the third angle is 2x-26\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "35+x+2x-26=180 \n" ); document.write( "combine like terms \n" ); document.write( "9+3x=180 \n" ); document.write( "subtract 9 from both sides \n" ); document.write( "3x=171 \n" ); document.write( "divide both sides by 3 to get the value of x \n" ); document.write( "x=57\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2(57)-26=88\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the other two angles are 57 degrees and 88 degrees\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check work \n" ); document.write( "35+57+2(57)-26=180 \n" ); document.write( "35+57+114-26=180 \n" ); document.write( "180=180\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |