One of the angles of a triangle is two-third of the sum of the adjacent angles of a parallelogram. The remaining angles of the triangle are in the ratio of 5 : 7. What is the value of the second largest angle of the triangle?
One of the angles of a triangle is two-third of the sum of the adjacent angles of a parallelogram. The remaining angles of the triangle are in the ratio of 5 : 7. What is the value of the second largest angle of the triangle?
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Let’s denote the angles of the triangle as \(A\), \(B\), and \(C\), where \(A\) is the angle that is two-third of the sum of the adjacent angles of a parallelogram, and \(B\) and \(C\) are the remaining angles of the triangle in the ratio of 5:7.
Since the sum of the angles in a triangle is \(180^\circ\), we can write:
\[ A + B + C = 180^\circ \]
Given that \(A\) is two-third of the sum of the adjacent angles of a parallelogram, and we know that the sum of the adjacent angles of a parallelogram is \(180^\circ\), we have:
\[ A = \frac{2}{3} \times 180^\circ = 120^\circ \]
Now, given that \(B\) and \(C\) are in the ratio of 5:7, we can write:
\[ B = 5x \]
\[ C = 7x \]
Since the sum of the angles in the triangle is \(180^\circ\), we have:
\[ 120^\circ + 5x + 7x = 180^\circ \]
\[ 12x = 60^\circ \]
\[ x = 5^\circ \]
Now, we can find the values of \(B\) and \(C\):
\[ B = 5x = 5 \times 5^\circ = 25^\circ \]
\[ C = 7x = 7 \times 5^\circ = 35^\circ \]
So, the second largest angle of the triangle is \(35^\circ\).