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document.write( "Angle P and Angle Q are supplementary angles. If Angle Q is ten less than four times Angle P, what are the measures of the angles? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #330537 by MathTherapy(10552)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since angles P & Q are supplementary, then P + Q = 180\r \n" ); document.write( " \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 \n" ); document.write( " \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 = \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Substituting 142 for Q in eq (i) results in: P + 142 = 180\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Angle P = 180 – 142 = \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "------------ \n" ); document.write( "Check \n" ); document.write( "------------ \n" ); document.write( "Angle Q = \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Angle P = \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It can be seen that angle Q ( \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Send comments and “thank-yous” to MathMadEzy@aol.com \n" ); document.write( " |