Algebra applications and problem solving

Question

The residents of a downtown neighborhood designed a triangular-shaped park as part of a city beautification program. The park is bound by streets on all sides. The second angle of the triangle is 6° more than the first. The third angle is 6° less than seven times the first. Find the measures of the angles.

Answer 1

The angles of a triangle add up to 90°, right?

x + x + 6 + 7x - 6 = 180

Solve for x and find the measures of your angles.

Go!