the second angle of a triangle is three times the first and the third is 12degrees less than thrice the first find the measures of angles
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The second angle of a triangle is three times the first and the third is 12 degrees less than twice the first. Find the measures of the angles.
Step 1. Let x be the first angle.
Step 2. Let 3x be the second angle since it's three times the first.
Step 3. Let 2x-12 be the third angle since it's 12 degrees less than twice the first.
Step 4. We note that the sum of the three angles of a triangle is equal to 180 degrees. Then, x+3x+2x-12=180 or 6x=180+12=192.
Step 5. Solving yields the following steps.
6x=192
Divide by 6 to both sides of the equation
6x%2F6=192%2F6
x=32 3x=96 and 2x-12=64-12=52
Check if angles equal to 180 degrees: 32%2B96%2B52=180 which it does.
Step 6. ANSWER: The first angle is 32 degrees, the second angle is 96 degrees, and the third angle is 52 degrees.
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