SOLUTION: The measure of an angle is 44 more than teh measure of the its supplement. Find the measures of the angles. I got this for a formula: x = 44(90 - x) So x = 88 The book says

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Question 423407: The measure of an angle is 44 more than teh measure of the its supplement. Find the measures of the angles.
I got this for a formula:
x = 44(90 - x)
So x = 88
The book says the answers are 112 and 68. How did they do that? Thanks.

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = unknown angle
given:



is the supplement of since
. I'm not sure why
that is a solution also.

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