document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1045780>Question 1045780</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two angles of a triangle have the same measure and the third one is 21 degrees greater than the measure of each of the other two. Find the measure of the LARGEST angle in the triangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the two angles that are the same be: X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The largest angle then is: X+21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We know that all the angles of a triangle add up to be 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In words, that would mean:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1st same angle + 2nd same angle + largest angle = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An algebraic equation to solve would be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X%2BX%2B%28X%2B21%29=180 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X%2BX%2B%28X%2B21%29=180\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solving the equation for X we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3X%2B21=180 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3X%2B21=180\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3X%2B21-21=180-21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3X%2B21-21=180-21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3X=159 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3X=159\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3X%2F3=159%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3X%2F3=159%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X=53 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X=53\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is the measure of the smallest angles, they asked for the measure of the LARGEST angle.  The measure of the largest angle is: X+21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=53%2B21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"53%2B21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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