document.write( "Question 976150: The second angle of a triangle garden is four times as large as the 1st. The third angle is 45 degree less than the sum o the other two angles. Find the measures of each angle. \"+Please+help+me+solve+this+problem\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+4x + (5x-45)=180
\n" ); document.write( "x+4x + (5x-45) = 10-45
\n" ); document.write( "10x + 45-45 = 180 -45
\n" ); document.write( "10x = 135
\n" ); document.write( "10/10 = 135/10
\n" ); document.write( "x = 13.5 ?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #597804 by josgarithmetic(39630)\"\" \"About 
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first angles x and y; last angle z.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "More than one way to go.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=x%2B4x-45\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"z=5x-45\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B%284x%29%2Bz=180\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B4x%2B%285x-45%29=180\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x%2B5x-45=180\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"10x-45=180\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"10x=180%2B45\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"10x=225\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=22.5%29\"---------you can now find the other angles, y and z.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Another way:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Put the system into x,y,z form.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28x%2By%2Bz=180%2Cx%2By-z=45%2C4x-y%2B0%2Az=0%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "R2=R2-R1, R3=R3-4*R1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28x%2By%2Bz=180%2C-2z=45-180%2C0%2Ax-y-4%2Ay%2B0%2Az-4z=0-4%2A180%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Look at last two equations.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"5y=720-4z\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28720-4z%29%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28720-4%28135%2F2%29%29%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28720-270%29%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28y=90%29\"------and you already have the value of z...
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\n" ); document.write( "\"z=135%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "or
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\n" ); document.write( "Use z and y to find value for x.
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=180-y-z\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=180-90-135%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=180-90-67%261%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=90-67%261%2F2\"
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