Question

The Historic Triangle in Virginia connects Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown. The interior angle at Williamsburg is 120°. The interior angle at Jamestown is twice the measure of the interior angle at Yorktown. Find the measures of the interior angles at Jamestown and Yorktown.

Answer 1

Answer: Interior angles at Jamestown and Yorktown are 40° and 20°, respectively

Explanation: Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown form a triangle. The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180°.

Suppose interior angle at Yorktown is x. As Jamestown is twice the measure at Yorktown, it means this interior angle is 2x.

Then, the measures will be:

2x + x + 120 = 180

3x = 60

x = 20

Angle at Yorktown is 20°.

So, angle at Jamestown is

2x = 2.20 = 40°

The measures of the interior angles at Jamestown and Yorktown are 40° and 20°, respectively.