The three angles of a triangle measure 2x – 6, 3x + 5, and 2x + 20. What is the measure of the smallest angle in degrees?

Step-Smallest angle = 40

by-step explanation:

Angle sum property:Sum of all three angles of triangle is 180

2x - 6 + 3x + 5 + 2x + 20 = 180   {Combine like terms}

2x + 3x + 2x - 6 + 5 + 20 = 180

                     7x  + 19       = 180            {Subtract 19 from both sides}

                                      7x = 180 - 19

                                      7x = 161               {Divide both sides by 7}

                                         x = 161/7

x = 23

2x - 6 = 2*23 - 6 = 46 - 6 = 40

3x + 5 = 3*23 + 5 = 69 + 5 = 74

2x + 20 = 2*23 + 20 = 46 + 20 = 66

there are 70 more legs than eyes at the dog show (196 – 126 = 70). dogs have two more legs than eyes, and humans have the same number of legs as eyes. thus 70 is twice the number of dogs at the show, so the number of dogs is half of 70, which is 35. to get the number of humans, subtract 35 from 63: 63 – 35 = 28.

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