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Question 864747: An angle measures 58° less than the measure of a supplementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?
Answer by checkley79(3341)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
LET X BE THE SMALLER ANGLE
LET X+58 BE THE LARGER ANGLE
X+X+58=180
2X=180-58
2X=122
X=122/2
X=61 DEGREE SMALLER THE SMALLER ANGLE.
61+58=119 DEGREES FOR THE LARGER ANGLE.
PROOF:
61+119=180
180=180

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