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OpenStudy (anonymous):

the measures of the angles of a triangle are in the ration 1:4:7. what are the measures of the angles?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(Hint: Let x, 4x, and 7x represent the angle measures)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What part are you having trouble with?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[x + 4x + 7x = 180\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

finding the angle measures of a *ratio..^ that up there is suposed to say ratio

OpenStudy (anonymous):

180 is the total measure of angles in a triangle.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes..but i dont understan what 1 4 and 7 have to do with it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That's a ratio of the lengths of the angles. Each angle can be thought of as 1/12, 4/12, 7/12 of the total measure of all the angles

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you can solve it like that. or as a simple first degree equation with one variable like eashmore showed.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you know how to solve x + 4x + 7x = 180

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