SOLUTION: The ratio of the angle measures in a triangle, is three: seven: eight I need to find the angle measures, then classify the triangle by it's angle measures. I don't know how?

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Question 879606: The ratio of the angle measures in a triangle, is three: seven: eight I need to find the angle measures, then classify the triangle by it's angle measures. I don't know how?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hint: if the ratio of the angles is 3:7:8, then we have the three angles 3x,7x,8x where x is some unknown number

Add up the three angles and set it equal to 180 to get 3x%2B7x%2B8x=180

Solve for x. Then use x to evaluate 3x,7x,8x.