SOLUTION: Find the measures of the three angles of triangle ABC if the measure of angle A is equal to the measure of angle B. Measure of angle A: 2(6x-5y)+4 Measure of angle B: 54-3(2x-3y

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Question 651767: Find the measures of the three angles of triangle ABC if the measure of angle A is equal to the measure of angle B.
Measure of angle A: 2(6x-5y)+4
Measure of angle B: 54-3(2x-3y)
measure of angle C: 4(5x-6y)-2(4y-3x)+30

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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if the measure of angle A+is equal to the measure of angle B, then we have
2%286x-5y%29%2B4=54-3%282x-3y%29...we can solve this for x

12x-10y%2B4=54-6x%2B9y
12x%2B6x=54%2B10y%2B9y-4
18x=19y%2B50
x=19y%2F18%2B50%2F18
x=1.06y%2B2.78....plug it in measure of angle C:

4%285%281.06y%2B2.78%29-6y%29-2%284y-3%281.06y%2B2.78%29%29%2B30
4%285.3y%2B13.9-6y%29-2%284y-3.18y-8.34%29%2B30
21.2y%2B55.6-24y-8y%2B6.36y%2B16.68%2B30
measure of angle C: -4.44y%2B102.28
now we have: x=1.06y%2B2.78, then
the measure of angle
A=+2.72y%2B37.36
the measure of angle B+=54-3%282.12y%2B5.56-3y%29=54-3%28-0.88y%2B5.56%29=54-%28-2.64y%2B16.68%29=54%2B2.64y-16.68=2.64y%2B37.32
B=+2.64y%2B37.32
the measure of angle C+=-4.44y%2B102.28
now in all measure of angles we have only one unknown variable, and we also know that
A%2BB%2BC=180...plug in A+, B+ and C+
%282.72y%2B37.36%29%2B%282.64y%2B37.32%29%2B%28-4.44y%2B102.28%29=180...solve for y
2.72y%2B37.36%2B2.64y%2B37.32-4.44y%2B102.28=180
0.92y%2B176.96=180
0.92y=180-176.96
0.92y=3.04
y=3.04%2F0.92
highlight%28y=3.3%29
now find the measure of each angle:
A=+2.72y%2B37.36
A=+2.72%2A3.3%2B37.36
A=+8.976%2B37.36
highlight%28A=+46.34%29

B=+2.64%2A3.3%2B37.32
B=8.712%2B37.32
highlight%28B=46.03%29

C+=-4.44%2A3.3%2B102.28
C+=-14.652%2B102.28
highlight%28C+=87.63%29

check:

A%2BB%2BC=180
46.34%2B46.03%2B87.63=180
180=180