SOLUTION: in equilateral triangle one angle measures 3x+y the other 2x+40 and the third 2y what is the value of x and what is the value of y

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Question 391156: in equilateral triangle one angle measures 3x+y the other 2x+40 and the third 2y what is the value of x and what is the value of y
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x+y = 60
2x+ 40 = 60
2y = 60, because equilateral <==> equiangular.
Then y = 30 degrees, and x = 10 degrees.