Question

If the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2: 3: 4, determine the angles.
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Answer 1

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Let the angles of the triangle be $2x^{\circ }$, $3x^{\circ }$ and $4x^{\circ }$. Then,

$2x^{\circ }$ + $3x^{\circ }$ + $4x^{\circ }$ = ${180}^{\circ }$

$x^{\circ }$ = ${20}^{\circ }$

Hence, the angles of triangle are

${40}^{\circ }$, ${60}^{\circ }$, ${80}^{\circ }$.