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Question 800666: I need help with this problem plz
two angles of a triangle have the same measure and the third angle is 1/4 the size of the other two. find the measure of each angle.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sum of the measures of the angles is 360 degrees.
Let x = measure of either of the two equal angles.

Not sure your wording.
The third angle, %281%2F4%29x, or %281%2F4%29%28x%2Bx%29. Which do you really mean?

Either you have x%2Bx%2B%281%2F4%29x=360, OR you have x%2Bx%2B%281%2F4%29%28x%2Bx%29=360, but not both.

Continuing this way, Either you have %282%261%2F4%29x=360, OR you have %282%261%2F2%29x=360...
Either you have %289%2F4%29x=360 OR you have %285%2F2%29x=360, but not both.