document.write( "Question 155103: The measures of two angles are in the ratio 5:3. The measure of the larger angle is 30 greater then half the difference of the angles. Find the measure of each angle. \r
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document.write( "I have: L=30+.5(L-S)
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document.write( "L/S=5/3 or 3L=5S \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #114277 by edjones(8007)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let b be the bigger and s the smaller. \n" ); document.write( "5s=3b \n" ); document.write( "s=3b/5 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "2b=60+b-s Multiply each side by 2 to eliminate the fraction. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "10b=300+5b-3b Multiply each side by 5 to eliminate the fraction. \n" ); document.write( "8b=300 \n" ); document.write( "b=37.5 \n" ); document.write( "s=22.5 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Ed \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |