SOLUTION: a triangle has one angle hat measures 2 degrees more than 3 times the smallest angle, and the largest angle measures 22 degrees less than 4 times the measure of the smallest angle.

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Question 148960: a triangle has one angle hat measures 2 degrees more than 3 times the smallest angle, and the largest angle measures 22 degrees less than 4 times the measure of the smallest angle. find the measures of the anges.
Answer by mangopeeler07(462) About Me  (Show Source):
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middle angle:3x+2
largest angle:4x-22
smallest angle:x

3x+2+4x-22+x=180

Combine like terms
8x-20=180
8x=200
x=25

smallest angle: 25 degrees
middle angle: 77 degrees
largest angle:78 degrees