The three angles of a triangle have measures $2x + 3y$ degrees, $8x + 15y$ degrees, and $4x - 2y$ degrees. Find $x$ (in degrees).
According to the Triangle Angle Sum Theorem, the sum of all interior angles of a triangle is always 180 degrees.
Using this information, we can write the equation
2x+3y+8x+15y+4x−2y=18014x+16y=1807x+8y=90
Now, if we were to say that x and y can be any number, then there an infinite amount of choices.
However, if we were to only limit x and y to integers, then x=6;y=6 is the only solution.
Hope this helps.
~NTS
According to the Triangle Angle Sum Theorem, the sum of all interior angles of a triangle is always 180 degrees.
Using this information, we can write the equation
2x+3y+8x+15y+4x−2y=18014x+16y=1807x+8y=90
Now, if we were to say that x and y can be any number, then there an infinite amount of choices.
However, if we were to only limit x and y to integers, then x=6;y=6 is the only solution.
Hope this helps.
~NTS