SOLUTION: Find the measures of the angles of a triangle if the angles are represented by x, 4x, and 4x.

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Question 343399: Find the measures of the angles of a triangle if the angles are represented by x, 4x, and 4x.


Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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The sum of the measure of the angle of any triangle in plane geometry is 180 degrees.

x + 4x + 4x = 180

9x = 180

x = 180/9

x = 20

Here are the angles:

20 degrees, 80 degrees and 80 degrees.