document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=72576>Question 72576</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The measures of the angles of a triangle are 3x, 2x-10, and x+40 degrees. Find the number of degrees in the difference between the measures of largest and smallest angles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-10=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And after that I replaced x by 5. My answer is 3*5=15, (2*5)-10=0, and 5+40=45.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, the difference between 45 an 0 is 45°<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #51887 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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=51887\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of the 3 angles equal 180 thus:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+2x-10+x+40=180 no combine the x values and the numbers thus:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=180-40+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=150/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=25 thus the angles are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*25=75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*25-10=50-10=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25+40=65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thus the smallest angle is 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the largest is 75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the difference is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75-40=35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "proof<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75+40+65=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180=180 </SPAN>\n" );
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