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Question 338874: the measures of two supplementary angles are of the ratio 5:1 what is the measure of the smaller one.
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the measures of two supplementary angles are of the ratio 5:1
what is the measure of the smaller one.
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Let x = the smaller angle
then
5x = the larger
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A simple equation:
5x + x = 180
6x = 180
x = 30 degrees is the smaller angle
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Check solution:
5(30) + 30 = 180
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