document.write( "Question 362979: I need help with the follow Geometry word problem.\r
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document.write( "The measure of the 1st angle is 7 times more than one third of the measure of the second angle squared. If the angles are supplementary find the measure of each angle.\r
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document.write( "My attempt: 7x + 1/3x^2 = 180\r
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document.write( "Thank you for your help.\r
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document.write( "Peter \n" );
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