SOLUTION: The measure of an angle is fifty-nine times the measure of a supplementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?
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Question 966567: The measure of an angle is fifty-nine times the measure of a supplementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?
Answer by amarjeeth123(569) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the angle be x.
Then the supplementary angle is (180-x)
We have x=59(180-x)
x=59(180)-59x
60x=59(180)
x=59(180)/60=59(3)=177 degrees.
The angle is 177 degrees and the supplementary angle is 3 degrees.
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