SOLUTION: 2 Angles are Supplementary. 3 times the measure of the smaller angle is 5 less than twice the measure of the larger angle. Find the measure of each angle.

SOLUTION: 2 Angles are Supplementary. 3 times the measure of the smaller angle is 5 less than twice the measure of the larger angle. Find the measure of each angle.

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Question 318722: 2 Angles are Supplementary. 3 times the measure of the smaller angle is 5 less than twice the measure of the larger angle. Find the measure of each angle.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the smaller angle be x deg
the larger angle will be 180-x
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3x= 2(180-x)-5
3x=360-2x-5
3x+2x=355
5x=355
x=71
The other angle will be 180-x
180-71= 109 deg

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