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If the measures of the angles of a triangle arerepresented by 2x, 3x - 15, and 7x +15, the triangleis1) an isosceles triangle2) a right triangle3) an acute triangle4) an equiangular triangle

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Option 1 is correct.

The triangle is an isosceles triangle.

Step-by-step explanation

Noting that the sum of angles in a triangle is 180°.

We can solve for each of the angles in this triangle to obtain the type of triangle it is.

The angles of the triangle are 2x, (3x - 15) and (7x + 15)

2x + 3x - 15 + 7x + 15 = 180°

2x + 3x + 7x - 15 + 15 = 180°

12x = 180°

Divide both sides by 12

(12x/12) = (180°/12)

x = 15°

We can then solve for the measures of the three angles now

2x = 2 (15°) = 30°

3x - 15 = 3 (15°) - 15° = 45° - 15° = 30°

7x + 15 = 7 (15°) + 15° = 105° + 15° = 120°

So, the angles of the triangle are 30°, 30° and 120°

A tringle that has two of its angles equal to each other is called an isosceles triangle.

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