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Question 948830: The measures of the angles in a triangle are in the extended ratio of 2:5:8. Find the measure of the three angles. Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source):
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Recall that the sum of the interior angles of any triangle is °.
let be an arbitrary constant of proportionality
you are given: given that the ratio of the angles is given as , we can say:
Solve for and then calculate and to get the measure of the three angles.
