document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=211153>Question 211153</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two angles form a linear pair. The measure of one angle is 8 times the measure of the other angle. Find the measure of each angle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the measure of the smaller angle be x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the measure of the larger angle is 8x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As the two angles form a linear pair, their sum is 180 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 8x = 180\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving for x, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus the two angles are 20 and 160 degrees respectively.<BR>\n" );
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