Question 13 Marks
Two angle of a triangle are equal and the third angle is greater than each one of them by $18^\circ.$ Find the angles.
Answer
View full question & answer→Let the two equal angles, $\angle\text{A}$ and $\angle\text{B},$ of the triangle be $x^o$ each.
We know, $\angle\text{A}+\angle\text{B}+\angle\text{C}=180^\circ$
$\Rightarrow\text{x}^\circ+\text{x}^\circ+\angle\text{C}=180^\circ$
$\Rightarrow2\text{x}^\circ+\angle\text{C}=180^\circ\ ...(\text{i)}$
Also, it is given that, $\angle\text{C}=\text{x}^\circ+18^\circ\ ....(\text{ii)}$
Substituting $\angle\text{C}$ from $(ii)$ in $(i)$,
we get, $2\text{x}^\circ+\text{x}^\circ+18^\circ=180^\circ$
$\Rightarrow3\text{x}^\circ=180^\circ-18^\circ=162^\circ$
$\Rightarrow\text{x}=\frac{162}{3}=54$
Thus, the required angles of the triangle are
$54^o, 54^o$ and $x^o + 18^o = 54^o + 18^o = 72^o.$
We know, $\angle\text{A}+\angle\text{B}+\angle\text{C}=180^\circ$
$\Rightarrow\text{x}^\circ+\text{x}^\circ+\angle\text{C}=180^\circ$
$\Rightarrow2\text{x}^\circ+\angle\text{C}=180^\circ\ ...(\text{i)}$
Also, it is given that, $\angle\text{C}=\text{x}^\circ+18^\circ\ ....(\text{ii)}$
Substituting $\angle\text{C}$ from $(ii)$ in $(i)$,
we get, $2\text{x}^\circ+\text{x}^\circ+18^\circ=180^\circ$
$\Rightarrow3\text{x}^\circ=180^\circ-18^\circ=162^\circ$
$\Rightarrow\text{x}=\frac{162}{3}=54$
Thus, the required angles of the triangle are
$54^o, 54^o$ and $x^o + 18^o = 54^o + 18^o = 72^o.$







