document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=71305>Question 71305</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One angle of a triangle exceeds another by 23 degrees. the third is 6 degrees less than the sum of the others. FInd the measures of the angles. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #51077 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=303795><B>303795(602)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=303795><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=51077\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call the second angle x. The first angle must therefore be (x + 23). The third angle is 6 less than (x + x + 23) ie the third angle is (2x + 17).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The three angles in a triangle add up to 180 degrees so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + (x + 23) + (2x + 17) = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 40 = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 35 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first angle is (x + 23) = 35 + 23 = 58 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The third angle is (2x + 17) = 2*35 + 17 = 70 + 17 = 87 degrees\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the angles are 35, 58 and 87 degrees. </SPAN>\n" );
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