Question: The measures of two angles of a triangle is in the ratio 4: 5. If the sum of these two measures is equal to the measure of the third angle. Find the smallest angle.
Options:
A) $ 90{}^\circ $
B) $ 50{}^\circ $
C) $ 10{}^\circ $
D) $ 40{}^\circ $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
- Measures of all the three angles of the triangle
$ =180{}^\circ $
Then, $ 4x+5x+9x=180{}^\circ $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ 18x=180{}^\circ $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ x=10{}^\circ $
The smallest angle $ =4\times 10{}^\circ =40{}^\circ $