document.write( "Question 855524: I can't figure this out. My text book problem reads as:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The first angle of a triangle is four times as large as the second. The measure of the third angle is 30 degrees less than that of the second. How large are the angles?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6x=210\r
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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "x+4x+x-30=180   |Good Work on the Set UP
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document.write( "  6x = 210 
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document.write( "   x = 35° 
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document.write( "Angles are: 35°, 140°,  5°
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document.write( " sum of angles = 180°
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