In triangle ABC, A is 2 times greater than angle B, and C is 15 times greater than A. Find all the degree measures of angles.
August 4, 2021 | education
| Let’s solve this problem using the equation.
Let the degree measure of angle B be x degrees, then the degree measure of angle A is 2 * x degrees, and the degree measure of angle C is 2 * x + 15 degrees. We know that the sum of the degree measures of the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees. Let’s compose and solve the equation:
x + 2 * x + 2 * x + 15 = 180 (in order to find the unknown term, you need to subtract the known term from the sum);
x + 2 * x + 2 * x = 180 – 15;
x + 2 * x + 2 * x = 165 (put the common factor outside the brackets, that is, the variable x);
x * (1 +2 + 2) = 165;
x * 5 = 165;
x = 165: 5;
x = 33 degrees – angle B;
33 * 2 = 66 degrees – angle A;
66 + 15 = 81 degrees – angle C.
Answer: 66 degrees; 81 degrees; 33 degrees.
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