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The angles of a triangle add up to 180 degrees. The second angle is 6 degrees larger than the smallest angle. The third angle is 4 times as big as the smallest angle. Find the measure of the smallest angle (in degrees) degrees

User MBeale
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Let the first angle be y
y+(y+6)+(yx4)=180
y+y+4y+6=180
6y+6=180
6y=174
y=29

The first angle is 29
The second angle is 35
The third angle is 116

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