document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=714752>Question 714752</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The measure of the first angle of a triangle is four times as large as the measure of the second angle. The thrid angle measures 15 less than twice the first angle. Find teh measures of the angle. I start out like this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Angle 1=a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Angle 2=b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Angle 3=c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=4b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=2a-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation: 4b+b+2a-15=180.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Because there are two variables on this question im a little confused on how to make this work. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #438972 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=aliafzal14><B>aliafzal14(13)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=aliafzal14><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=aliafzal14><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=438972\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> as a=4b so b=a/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4•a/4+a/4+2a-15=180 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4•a/4+a/4+2a-15-180=0 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5•a/4+2a-195=0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5a)/4+(2a-195)=0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "((5a)+4(2a-195))/4=0 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we remove the brackets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5a+8a-780)4=0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Arrange the terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(13a-780)4=0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let common 13 from the value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(13(a-60))/4=0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(13/4)*(a-60)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a-60=0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's move the constants to the right-hand side of the equality with the reverse sign.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=60 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The final answer is: a=60 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the first angle is =a =60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the second angle is =b =a/4=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the third angle is = c = 2a -15 = 2(60) -15=120 -15=105<BR>\n" );
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