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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The measure of a supplement of an angle is 12 more than twice the measure of the angle. Find the measures of the angle and its supplement. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the angle be \"x\"; its supplement is \"180-x\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180-x = 2x+12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 168<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 56 degrees (the angle)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180-x = 124 degrees (the supplement)<BR>\n" );
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