document.write( "Question 465599: What is the measure of the larger angle of two supplementary angles if two fifths of the larger angle is 5 less than the smaller angle? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Two angles are supplementary if they add up to \"180\" degrees.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let angles be \"alpha\" and \"beta\", and \"alpha%3Ebeta\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "given:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " two fifths of the larger angle is 5 less than the smaller angle\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%2F5%29alpha+%2B+5=beta\"......1...substitute in 2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha%2B%282%2F5%29alpha+=180-5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%287%2F5%29alpha+=175\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7alpha+=175%2A5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7alpha+=875\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha+=875%2F7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha+=125\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"beta=%282%2F5%29alpha+%2B+5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"beta=%282%2F5%29125+%2B+5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"beta=%282%2Fcross%285%29%29cross%28125%2925+%2B+5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"beta=2%2A25+%2B+5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"beta=50+%2B+5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"beta=55\"\r
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