document.write( "Question 400489: An angle and its suplement are at a ratio of 5:4, find the measure of each angle. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #283483 by richard1234(7193)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The angle plus its supplement equals 180 degrees. If the angle measures 5x then we can say that the supplement is 4x, and\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5x + 4x = 180 --> 9x = 180 --> x = 20\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the angle is 5x, then the angle measures 100 and its supplement is 80 degrees. \n" ); document.write( " |