document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=219641>Question 219641</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two angles are supplementary. One angle has a measure of 5x+40 and the other has a measure of 2x. What is the measure of the smaller angle?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #165141 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=165141\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"two angles are supplementary.\" means that they form a straight line and they add to 180 degrees. Since \"One angle has a measure of 5x+40 and the other has a measure of 2x.\" and we know that these angles are supplementary, this means:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285x%2B40%29%2B%282x%29=180 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285x%2B40%29%2B%282x%29=180\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x%2B40%2B2x=180 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x%2B40%2B2x=180\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Remove the parenthesis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7x%2B40=180 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7x%2B40=180\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the left side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7x=180-40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7x=180-40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7x=140 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7x=140\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28140%29%2F%287%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28140%29%2F%287%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to isolate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now just plug this value back into the given angles: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Angle 1: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x%2B40=5%2820%29%2B40=100%2B40=140 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x%2B40=5%2820%29%2B40=100%2B40=140\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Angle 2: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=2%2820%29=40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=2%2820%29=40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the second angle is the smaller angle which is 40 degrees. </SPAN>\n" );
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