Calculate Angle X in an Equilateral Triangle: Interior Angle Problem

Question

Calculate the size of angle X given that the triangle is equilateral.

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Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Find X
00:03 In an equilateral triangle all angles are equal
00:06 The sum of angles in a triangle equals 180
00:09 Therefore 3 times the angle equals 180
00:12 Isolate X
00:15 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Remember that the sum of angles in a triangle is equal to 180.

In an equilateral triangle, all sides and all angles are equal to each other.

Therefore, we will calculate as follows:

x+x+x=180 x+x+x=180

3x=180 3x=180

We divide both sides by 3:

x=60 x=60

Answer

60