Problema Solution

The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2:12:16. The sum of all the angles in a triangle must equal 180 degrees. What is the degree measure of each angle of the triangle?

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let '2x' represent one angle, then '12x' represents the second and '16x' represents the third


180 = 2x + 12x + 16x

solving for 'x' we have x=6


2*6 = 12

12 * 6 = 72

16 * 6 = 96


the angles are 12, 72 and 96