document.write( "Question 155261: Angle A and angle B are supplementary angles and angle A is 15 degrees less than four times angle B. Find the 2 angles. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #114315 by Earlsdon(6294)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If A and B are suplementary angles, then: \n" ); document.write( " A+B = 180 and, from the problem: \n" ); document.write( " A = 4B-15 Substitute this into the above equation and solve for B. \n" ); document.write( "(4B-15)+B = 180 Simplify. \n" ); document.write( "5B-15 = 180 Add 15 to both sides. \n" ); document.write( "5B = 195 Divide both sides by 5. \n" ); document.write( "B = 39 degrees \n" ); document.write( "A = 180-39 Supplementary angles. \n" ); document.write( "A = 141 degrees.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |