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Contents
Problem
If the degree measures of the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 
, what is the degree measure of the largest angle of the triangle?
Solution 1
The sum of the ratios is 
. Since the sum of the angles of a triangle is 
, the ratio can be scaled up to 
The numbers in the ratio represent the angles of the triangle. The question asks for the largest, so the answer is 
.
Solution 2
We can denote the angles of the triangle as 
, , 
. Due to the sum of the angles in a triangle, 
. The greatest angle is and after substitution we get .
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Video Solution
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See Also
| 2017 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 5 |
Followed by Problem 7 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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