SOLUTION: An angle is three times as large as its supplement. What are the measures of the two angles?

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Question 873469: An angle is three times as large as its supplement. What are the measures of the two angles?
Answer by ben720(159)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An Angle (A) is 3*(180-A)

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Add 3A to both sides

Divide both sides by 4

The angle is 135 degrees and its supplement is 45 degrees.

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