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Example Question #21 : Calculating An Angle In An Acute / Obtuse Triangle
The measures of the angles of one triangle, in degrees, are .
The measures of the angles of a second triangle, in degrees, are .
What is ?
Possible Answers:
Correct answer:
Explanation:
The degree measures of the angles of a triangle add up to a total of 180, so we can set up the following equations:
From the first triangle:
From the second:
These equations form a system of equations that can be solved:
, so
and .
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