SOLUTION: The measure of an angle is two times the measure of a supplementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?
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Question 550366: The measure of an angle is two times the measure of a supplementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"The measure of an angle is two times the measure of a supplementary angle" means that . Let's solve it to find x
Start with the given equation.
Distribute.
Add to both sides.
Combine like terms on the left side.
Divide both sides by to isolate .
Reduce.
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Answer:
So the solution is
So the original angle is 120 degrees and the supplementary angle is 180-120 = 60 degrees
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