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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If the angles in triangle \"ABC\" are \"A\",\"B\", and \"C\", then:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the angle \"A+=+5x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the angle \"B+=+4x-1+\" and \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the angle \"C+=+3x%2B13\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since their sum is \"+180\", we will have:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A+%2B+B+%2B+C+=+180\"……….substitute \"A\",\"B\", and \"C\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x+%2B+%284x-1+%29+%2B+%283x%2B13%29+=+180\"……….solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x+%2B+4x+-1+%2B+3x+%2B13+=+180\"……….\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12x++%2B12+=+180\"……….\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12x++=+180+-+12\"……….\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12x++=+168\"……….\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x++=+168%2F12\"……….\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x++=+14\"……….\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now calculate each angle:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A+=+5x\"……………… substitute \"x+\"……….\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A+=+5%2A14\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A+=+70\"………… the angle\"A+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"B+=+4%2A14+-+1+\"………….. substitute \"x+\"……….\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"B+=+56+-+1+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"B+=+55\"…………….. the angle\"B+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"C+=+3%2A14+%2B13\"……………… substitute \"x+\"……….\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"C+=+42+%2B13\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"C+=+55\"…………. the angle\"C+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check their sum:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A+%2B+B+%2B+C+=+180\"……….\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"70+%2B+55+%2B+55+=+180\"……….\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"70+%2B+110+=+180\"……….\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"180+=+180\"……….\r
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