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One angle of a triangle is three times as large as another. the measure of the third angle is 65 degrees more than that of the smallest angle. find the measure of each angle.

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Let the smaller angle be x.

smaller = x
larger = 3x
known angle = 65°

All angles add up t10 180:
x + 3x + 65 = 180
4x + 65 = 180
4x = 115
x = 28.75

Smaller angle = 28.75
Larger angle = 86.25

Answer: The angles are 28.75° and 86.25°
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