SOLUTION: Find the measure of the angles of a triangle if the measure of the first is four times the measure of the second angle and the third angle is 18 degrees more than the second angle.

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Question 322333: Find the measure of the angles of a triangle if the measure of the first is four times the measure of the second angle and the third angle is 18 degrees more than the second angle.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The sum of the angles in a triangle is 180.
A%2BB%2BC=180
A=4B
C=B%2B18
Substituting
4B%2BB%2BB%2B18=180
6B=162
B=27degrees
A=4%2827%29=108degrees
C=27%2B18=45degrees