SOLUTION: The sum of the measures of the three angles of a triangle is 180 degrees. Find the threee angles of a triangle if two angles are the same the third angle is 60 degrees more than e

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Question 585849: The sum of the measures of the three angles of a triangle is 180 degrees. Find the threee angles of a triangle if two angles are the same the third angle is 60 degrees more than each of the other two.
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Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
two angles are the same, let's call them x (really original)

the third angle is 60º more than x

so ___ x + x + x + 60 = 180 ___ 3x = 120