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Question 937854: In a triangle, the measure of the first angle is 4 times the measure of the second angle. The measure of the third angle is 36 degrees more than the second angle. What is the measure of the first angle?
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Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source):
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x = first angle in degrees
y = second angle in degrees
z = third angle in degrees
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x = 4y
z = y + 36
x + y + z = 180
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x - 4y = 0
y - z = -36
x + y + z = 180
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solution:
x = 96
y = 24
z = 60
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Answer by MathTherapy(10551) (Show Source):
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In a triangle, the measure of the first angle is 4 times the measure of the second angle. The measure of the third angle is 36 degrees more than the second angle. What is the measure of the first angle?

Let measure of 2nd angle, be S
Then measure of 1st angle is: 4S
Also, measure of 3rd angle is: S + 36
A triangle's angles sum to , so we get:
S + 4S + S + 36 = 180
6S + 36 = 180
6S = 180 - 36
6S = 144
S, or 2nd angle measures: , or
1st angle measures: 4(24) or
3rd angle measures: 24 + 36, or