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Problem 6
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
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. We want the largest, so the answer is
See Also
2017 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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