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Answer :

Answer:

The smallest angle is the angle shown by 3x - 17 which ends up being 49°.

Step-by-step explanation:

The angles of a triangle add up to 180 degrees. We can write an equation and solve for x.

75 + (2x + 12) + (3x - 17) = 180

~Combine like terms

70 + 5x = 180

~Subtract 70 to both sides

5x = 110

~Divide 5 to both sides

x = 22

Using what we found for x, solve for the missing angles.

2x + 12

2(22) + 12

44 + 12

66

3x - 17

3(22) - 17

66 - 17

49

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