One angle in a triangle has a measure that is three times as large as the smallest angle. The measure of the third angle is 50 degrees more than that of the smallest angle. Find the measure of the LARGEST angle.
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Then, the angle that is three times as large as the smallest angle is 3x. The third angle is 50 degrees more than the smallest angle, so it is x + 50. We know that the sum of the angles in a triangle is 180 degrees, so we can set up the following equation: Show more…
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