let the angles be
x , 3x and 6x
x + 3x + 6x = 180
take over ....
The three interior angles of a triangle are in a 1:3:6 ratio. Find the measure of the largest angle?
3 answers
The next thing that you do is combine like terms.
For x, it is also 1x, it is the same value.
So, once you do that you combine like terms.
1x + 3x + 6x = 10x
Then, you have:
10x = 180
You then divide both sides by 10 to get the variable on the one side by itself.
10 divided by 10 is 1, so that leaves x on the one side.
180 divided by 10 is 18
So, x = 18, and that is your final answer.
For this type of math you then double-check.
18 + 3(18) + 6(18) = 180
18 + 54 + 108 = 180
180 = 180
So yes, 18 is the answer, and it is the largest angle.
For x, it is also 1x, it is the same value.
So, once you do that you combine like terms.
1x + 3x + 6x = 10x
Then, you have:
10x = 180
You then divide both sides by 10 to get the variable on the one side by itself.
10 divided by 10 is 1, so that leaves x on the one side.
180 divided by 10 is 18
So, x = 18, and that is your final answer.
For this type of math you then double-check.
18 + 3(18) + 6(18) = 180
18 + 54 + 108 = 180
180 = 180
So yes, 18 is the answer, and it is the largest angle.
Brady, after all that work, you blew the final answer
x+3x+6x = 180
10x=180
x = 10
but I called the angles x, 3x, and 6x
so the angles are 18° , 54° , and 108°
and of course 108° is the largest angle
x+3x+6x = 180
10x=180
x = 10
but I called the angles x, 3x, and 6x
so the angles are 18° , 54° , and 108°
and of course 108° is the largest angle