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

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Question 417242: The sum of the measures of the three angles of a triangle is 180 degrees. Find the three angles if two angles are the same and the third is 60 degrees more than the other two.
Found 2 solutions by praseenakos@yahoo.com, izzz97:
Answer by praseenakos@yahoo.com(507) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the angles are, x, x, and (x+60)

==> x + x + x + 60 = 180

==> 3x + 60 = 180
==> 3x + 60 - 60 = 180 -60
==> 3x = 120
==> 3x%2F3+++=+120%2F3
==> x = 40

so the angles are 40,40, and 100

Answer by izzz97(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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The two other angles would be 40 degrees.
40+40=80
60+40=100
100+80=180 degrees