Arithmetic Progression in Triangles!

Geometry Level 2

In triangle A B C ABC , the angles A A , B B , and C C are integers and are in an arithmetic progression. What is the maximum value of angle C C , in degrees?


The answer is 119.

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1 solution

Yashas Ravi
May 22, 2018

We can set up a system of equations to first solve for angle B B . If we denote K K as the common difference, then A + K = B A+K=B and A + 2 K = C A+2K=C . Also, A + B + C = 180 A+B+C=180 . Using substitution, ( A ) + ( A + K ) + ( A + 2 K ) = 180 (A)+(A+K)+(A+2K)=180 , where 3 A + 3 K = 180 3A+3K=180 so A + K = 60 = B A+K=60=B . We now know that angle B = 60 B=60 . We can find the maximum of angle C C by minimizing the value of angle A A . The lowest integer that can be an angle is 1 1 , so setting angle A A equal to 1 1 , we can conclude that angle C = 60 + ( 60 1 ) = 119 C=60+(60-1)=119 . As a result, angle C = 119 C=119 .

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