Problema Solution

the second angle of a triangular building lot is three times as large as the first the third angle is 10 degrees more than the sum of the other two angles find the measure of the third angle

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Let x = measure of first angle

then

3x = second angle

(x + 3x + 10) = third angle

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sum of interior angles of a triangle is 180:

x + 3x + x+3x+10 = 180

8x+10 = 180

8x = 170

x = 21.25 deg (first)

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second:

3x = 3(21.25) = 63.75 deg

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third:

(x + 3x + 10) = (21.25 + 3(21.25) + 10) = 95 deg