SOLUTION: The measure of one angle in a linear pair is x^2 and the measure of the other angle is 2x + 60

SOLUTION: The measure of one angle in a linear pair is x^2 and the measure of the other angle is 2x + 60

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Question 216783: The measure of one angle in a linear pair is x^2 and the measure of the other angle is 2x + 60
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Remember that linear pairs of angles form straight lines. So this means that the two angles add to 180 degrees. In other words,

So simply solve the equation above to find 'x' and subsequently find the two angles.
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