SOLUTION: One angle of a triangle is 4 times as large as another. The third angle is equal to the sum of the other 2 angles. What is the measure of the smallest angle

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Question 789799: One angle of a triangle is 4 times as large as another. The third angle is equal to the sum of the other 2 angles. What is the measure of the smallest angle
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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x + 4x + (x + 4x) = 180
10x = 180
x = 18

smallest angle = x = 18 degrees