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Question 778879: Hi, I just needed to know how to put the below equation together for this problem.
In triangle ABC, the angle C is six times as large as angle A. The measure of angle B is 60 greater than that of angle A. Find the measure of the angles.
Below is what I got out of reading the above question.
C= 6x
B= 60+x
A= x
How do I put this together into an equation? Would it be
6x = x (60+x)
Thank you so much! I have such a hard time with word problems.
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, MathTherapy:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In triangle ABC, the angle C is six times as large as angle A. The measure of angle B is 60 greater than that of angle A. Find the measure of the angles.
Below is what I got out of reading the above question.
C= 6x
B= 60+x
A= x
How do I put this together into an equation?
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Equation:
6x + 60+x + x = 180 degrees
8x = 120
x = 15
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A = 15 degrees
B = 75 degrees
C = 90 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by MathTherapy(10552)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi, I just needed to know how to put the below equation together for this problem.
In triangle ABC, the angle C is six times as large as angle A. The measure of angle B is 60 greater than that of angle A. Find the measure of the angles.
Below is what I got out of reading the above question.
C= 6x
B= 60+x
A= x
How do I put this together into an equation? Would it be
6x = x (60+x)
Thank you so much! I have such a hard time with word problems.
The measures of the angles of a triangle sum to  , so  . Solve this to find:
x, or A: the smallest angle
60 + x, or B: the middle angle
6x, or C: the largest angle.
Don't forget to check your answers!!
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