You have the answer correct
Answer:
I think it is 24
Step-by-step explanation:
15÷5=3
3×8=24
So all of the internal angles of a triangle will add up to 180 degrees. So if we add all of the expressions given and set them equal to 180, we can solve for x, then solve for each angle...
(2x + 1) + (3x - 3) + 9x = 180
2x + 3x + 9x + 1 - 3 = 180
14x - 2 = 180
14x = 182
x = 13
Now we can substitute 13 into each expression to find the value of each angle...
2x + 1 =
2(13) + 1 =
26 + 1 = 27 degrees
3x - 3 =
3(13) - 3 =
39 - 3 = 36 degrees
9x =
9(13) = 117 degrees
So the 3 angles are 27 degrees, 36 degrees, and 117 degrees.
The smallest is 27 degrees
** Note-- I don't see 27 degrees in the answer choices you gave, so I double checked my math (I didn't find any mistakes). Please check to see that the question is written correctly (pay close attention to plus and minus signs).
Answer:
3) 16.2
Step-by-step explanation:
The supplement to the 115° angle on the right is 65°, the same as the angle at upper left. The vertical angles at C are the same measure, so this tells you that the two triangles FCB and ACD are similar by the AA similarity postulate. That being the case, corresponding sides are proportional:
CB/CD = CF/CA
CB = CD·CF/CA = 7.2·21.6/9.6
CB = 16.2
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When given two "point-to-point" triangles like this, quite often there is some sort of similarity relationship involved. First, you need to figure out what it is; then you need to make use of it as needed to answer the question being asked.