SOLUTION: Consecutive angles of a parallelogram measure (7x-2) degrees and (8x+2) degrees. Find the measures of the angles
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Question 1013324: Consecutive angles of a parallelogram measure (7x-2) degrees and (8x+2) degrees. Find the measures of the angles
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Consecutive angles of a parallelogram are supplementary...thus we have
7x - 2 + 8x + 2 = 180
15x = 180
x = 12
so that the angles are
7(12) - 2 = 72 degrees
8(12) + 2 = 98 degrees
There will be two more angles just like these...
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