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Question 427392: One of the two supplementary angles is twice the size of the other. What are the measures of the angles?
Answer by MathLover1(20855)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

the two supplementary angles add up to 180°
if one of them is and the other one is , then we have
........if , then






so, your angles are: and

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