The measures of two angles of a triangle are 31 and 128 degrees. Find the measure of the third angle.

Short Answer

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The third angle is 21 degrees.

Step by step solution

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Step 1. Given information

The two angles of a triangle are 31 and 128 degrees.

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Step 2. Known information

The sum of all angles in a triangle is 180 degrees.

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Step 3. Solution 

The unknown angle be x.

31+128+x=180159+x=180x=180-159x=21

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