SOLUTION: Supplementary angles if 1 and 2 are supplementary angles and if the measure of 2 is 17 times the measure of 1, determine the measure of the two angles.

Question 472859: Supplementary angles if 1 and 2 are supplementary angles and if the measure of 2 is 17 times the measure of 1, determine the measure of the two angles.
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Supplementary angles if 1 and 2 are supplementary angles and if the measure of 2 is 17 times the measure of 1, determine the measure of the two angles.
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Let x = smaller angle
then
17x = larger angle
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x + 17x = 180
18x = 180
x = 10 degrees (one angle)
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Other angle:
17x = 17(10) = 170 degrees

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