document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=153584>Question 153584</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of two supplementary angles is 1:7. Find the measure of the smallest angle. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #113101 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=orca><B>orca(409)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=orca><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=113101\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> As the ratio of the two angles is 1 : 7, we can use x and 7x to represent the two unknown angles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As the two angles are supplementary, their sum is 180 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So x + 7x = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solving for x, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 22.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So one angle measures 22.5 degrees, another angle measures 7x = 7*22.5 = 157.5 degrees.<BR>\n" );
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