document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1144238>Question 1144238</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A triangle has an angle that measures 30°. The other two angles are in a ratio of 13:17. What are the measures of those two angles?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given the 13:17 ratio of the measures of the other two angles, let the measures of those two angles be 13x and 17x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is a standard way to start a problem when a ratio is given.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the three angles of the triangle are 30, 13x, and 17x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of the measures is 180 degrees:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x using basic algebra; then determine the values of 13x and 17x. </SPAN>\n" );
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