SOLUTION: The measures of two angles are 63° and. 26°. What is the third angle?

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Question 865724: The measures of two angles are 63° and. 26°. What is the third angle?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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I'm assuming this is a triangle.


If so, then let x be the third missing angle. All 3 angles of any triangle always add to 180 degrees (something to memorize). So,


63 + 26 + x = 180


89 + x = 180


x = 180 - 89


x = 91


Therefore, the third missing angle is 91 degrees.