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Find the angles of a triangle if the sum of the first angle and twice the second equals the third

angle, and if four times the second angle is 15 more than the third angle.

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Final answer:

The angles of the triangle are expressed using variables x, y, and z, where x = z - 15 and y = 7.5.


Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the first angle, y be the second angle, and z be the third angle.

From the given information, we have:

  1. x + 2y = z
  2. 4y = z + 15

Simplifying equation (1), we get:

x = z - 2y

Substituting this value of x into equation (2), we get:

4y = z + 15

z - 2y + 2y = z + 15

2y = 15

y = 7.5

Substituting this value of y into equation (1), we get:

x + 2(7.5) = z

x + 15 = z

x = z - 15

Therefore, the angles of the triangle are x, y, and z, where x = z - 15, y = 7.5, and z is any value such that 2y = z + 15.


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