SOLUTION: one angle is three times its supplement. what is the measure of the angle and its supplement?

SOLUTION: one angle is three times its supplement. what is the measure of the angle and its supplement?

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Question 342056: one angle is three times its supplement. what is the measure of the angle and its supplement?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+3x=180
4x=180
x=180/4
x=45 degrees for the smaller angle.
180-45=135 degrees for the larger angle.
Proof:
45+3*45=180
45+135=180
180=180
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