SOLUTION: two angles form a linear pair. if the measure of one angle is five times the measure of other, what are the measures of the angle?

SOLUTION: two angles form a linear pair. if the measure of one angle is five times the measure of other, what are the measures of the angle?

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Question 1166160: two angles form a linear pair. if the measure of one angle is five times the measure of other, what are the measures of the angle?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The total is 180 degrees since linear means a line.
one is x the other 5x
the sum is 6x=180 deg
x=30 deg smaller and 5x=150 deg larger
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