The size of the largest angle in a triangle is 4 times the size of the smallest angle. The other angle is 27 degrees less than the largest angle.
Work out, in degrees, the size of each angle in the triangle.
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Answer: 23°, 65° and 92°Step-by-step explanation:a + b + c = 180 (The angles of a triangle equals to 180)a = 4c (the largest angle is 4 times the smallest angle)b = 4c – 27 (the final angle is 27 less than the largest angle)c = cNow that we have gotten the values for the variables in our equation, we plug them in:4c + 4c – 27 + c = 180Combine like terms:4c + 4c + c – 27 = 1809c – 27 = 1809c = 180 + 279c = 207Divide both side by 9c = 23a= 4ca = 4 × 23a = 92b = 4c – 27b = 92 – 27b = 65b = 65Check:a + b + c = 18092 + 65 + 23 = 180180 = 180