SOLUTION: ∠a and ∠b are supplementary. If m∠a = 2x + 4 and m∠b = 4x - 10, what is the measure of ∠a?

SOLUTION: ∠a and ∠b are supplementary. If m∠a = 2x + 4 and m∠b = 4x - 10, what is the measure of ∠a?

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Question 610667: ∠a and ∠b are supplementary. If m∠a = 2x + 4 and m∠b = 4x - 10, what is the measure of ∠a?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hint: If "∠a and ∠b are supplementary", then

m∠a + m∠b = 180

So (2x + 4) + (4x - 10) = 180

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