The measures of the angles of a triangle are shown in the figure below. Find the measure of the smallest angle. (6x+3)° (2x+7)° 90° Answer

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To find the measure of the smallest angle in the triangle, we first need to establish an equation using the fact that the sum of the angles in a triangle is \(180^\circ\).

Given the angles are:

  • \( (6x+3)^\circ \)
  • \( (2x+7)^\circ \)
  • \( 90^\circ \)

We can write the equation:

\[ (6x + 3) + (2x + 7) + 90 = 180 \]

Now, combine like terms:

\[ 6x + 2x + 3 + 7 + 90 = 180 \]

This simplifies to:

\[ 8x + 100 = 180 \]

Next, we solve for \(x\):

\[ 8x = 180 - 100 \] \[ 8x = 80 \] \[ x = 10 \]

Now that we have \(x\), we can find the measures of the angles:

  1. \( (6x + 3)^\circ = 6(10) + 3 = 60 + 3 = 63^\circ \)
  2. \( (2x + 7)^\circ = 2(10) + 7 = 20 + 7 = 27^\circ \)
  3. \( 90^\circ \)

Now we compare the angles \( 63^\circ \), \( 27^\circ \), and \( 90^\circ \) to determine the smallest angle.

The smallest angle is:

\[ \boxed{27^\circ} \]