The angles of a triangle are in a ratio of 3 : 4 : 5 . What is the measure (in degrees) of the largest angle?
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The angles are: 3 x , 4 x , 5 x
Sum of angles 1 8 0 1 8 0 1 5 = 3 x + 4 x + 5 x = 3 x + 4 x + 5 x = 1 2 x = x
Largest angle = 5 x = 5 ( 1 5 ) = 7 5
since the angles of a triangle is 180, 3x+4x+5x=180,12x=180,x=15 largest angle =5x=5x15=75
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Let the angles be 3 α , 4 α , 5 α . Since the angles in a triangle sum up to 1 8 0 ∘ , we have 1 2 α = 1 8 0 ∘ ⇒ α = 1 5 ∘ . Thus, the largest angle is 5 × 1 5 ∘ = 7 5 ∘ .
Note: The angles are in a 3 : 4 : 5 ratio does not imply that the sides are in a 3 : 4 : 5 ratio. The latter gives a right-angled triangle.