document.write( "Question 482547: Use the five steps for problem solving to answer the following question. Please show all of your work.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since angles P & Q are supplementary, then P + Q = 180\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since angle Q is 10 less than 4 times angle P, then we can say that: Q = 4P – 10 ------ - 4P + Q = - 10\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " P + Q = 180 -------- eq (i)
\n" ); document.write( "– 4P + Q = - 10 --------- eq (ii)
\n" ); document.write( " 4P + 4Q = 720 ------- eq (iii) -------- Multiplying eq (i) by 4
\n" ); document.write( "5Q = 710 ------ Adding eq (ii) and (iii)
\n" ); document.write( "Angle Q = \"710%2F5\" = \"highlight_green%28142%5Eo%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Substituting 142 for Q in eq (i) results in: P + 142 = 180\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Angle P = 180 – 142 = \"highlight_green%2838%5E0%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Angle Q = \"142%5Eo\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Angle P = \"38%5Eo\", so 4 times angle P = 4 * 38 = \"152%5Eo\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It can be seen that angle Q (\"142%5Eo\") is 10 less than 4 times angle P (\"152%5Eo\")\r
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