SOLUTION: The measure of the supplement of an angle is 36 less than the measure of the angle. Find the measures of the angles
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Question 648559: The measure of the supplement of an angle is 36 less than the measure of the angle. Find the measures of the angles
Answer by swincher4391(1107) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Supplementary angles add up to 180 degrees.
Let x be one angle. Let its supplement be x -36.
Then x+x-36 = 180
2x = 216
x = 108
Then (108-36) or 72 is its supplement.
Check:
108+72 = 180 TRUE
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