document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=240700>Question 240700</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the measure of one angle of a linear pair is five times that of the other, then the measure of the larger angle is  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #176332 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=176332\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A linear pair is a pair of adjacent angles formed when two lines intersect.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Linear pair angles add up to 180 degrees because they lie on a straight line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = smaller angle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let 5x = bigger angle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 5x = 180\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x = 180\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 180/6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The bigger angle is 5 times 30 or 150 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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