SOLUTION: A surveyor measured a triangular plot of ground and reported the three angles as being 58.2 degrees, 70.0 degrees and 61.1 degrees. How much of an error did the surveyor make?

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Question 255791: A surveyor measured a triangular plot of ground and reported the three angles as being 58.2 degrees, 70.0 degrees and 61.1 degrees. How much of an error did the surveyor make?

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A surveyor measured a triangular plot of ground and reported the three angles as being 58.2 degrees, 70.0 degrees and 61.1 degrees. How much of an error did the surveyor make?
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58.2 + 70 + 61.1 = 189. 3, not 180, errors totaling 9.3 degrees have been made