Question

The measures of the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 5:6:7. What is the measure, in degrees, of the smallest angle of the triangle?

Answer 1

`50°`

Explanation:

Let x represent the scale factor, the ratios are multiplied by:
`5x°+6x°+7x°=180°`
`18x°=180°`
`x=10`

Smallest Angle
`5x°=5(10)°=50°`