SOLUTION: the measures of the angles in a triangle are in the extended ratio of 2:15:19. what are the measures of the angles ?

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Question 554902: the measures of the angles in a triangle are in the extended ratio of 2:15:19. what are the measures of the angles ?
Answer by TutorDelphia(193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Lets find the total of 2+15+19=36. The degrees in a triangle is always 180. So if we divide 180 into 36 parts each part is 5 degrees. Multiply each element of our ratio by 5 and we get 10, 75 and 95 which adds to 180 as we wanted.