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7. Find the measure of each angle in AABC. Show your work. B (13x - 3) A 7xº (8x + 15) C

7. Find the measure of each angle in AABC. Show your work. B (13x - 3) A 7xº (8x + 15) C-example-1
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Since interior angles of a triangle adds up to 180 degrees, we can write:


7x+(13x-3)+(8x+15)=180

If we clear parenthesis and combine similar terms, we get


7x+13x+8x-3+15=180

which gives


28x+12=180

If we move +12 to the right hand side as -12, we obtain


\begin{gathered} 28x=180-12 \\ 28x=168 \end{gathered}

then, x is equal to


\begin{gathered} x=(168)/(28) \\ x=6 \end{gathered}

Now, we can substitute this values into each angle


\begin{gathered} \measuredangle A=7x\Rightarrow\measuredangle A=7(6)=42 \\ \measuredangle B=13x-3\Rightarrow\measuredangle B=13(6)-3=75 \\ \measuredangle C=8x+15\Rightarrow\measuredangle C=8(6)+15=63 \end{gathered}

Therefore, the answers are


\begin{gathered} \measuredangle A=42 \\ \measuredangle B=75 \\ \measuredangle C=63 \end{gathered}

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