If one angle of a triangle is twice the measure of the second angle, and the third angle is 10 degrees less than the measure of the first angle, what is the measure of each angle?
If the angles in a triangle are x, 2x, and 2x - 10, what does x equal and what are the measures of the angles in the triangle?
How do you write and solve an equation to find the measures of angles in a triangle?
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This lesson tackles a word problem involving a triangle in which you know some relationships between the angles, but you need to write and solve an equation to find the measures of the angles. All steps involved in writing out and solving the equation are shown and explained.