document.write( "Question 493197: You have to find the measure of each angle..
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document.write( "The measure of one angle is twice the measure of its supplement.
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document.write( "How many angles are there? What is their relationship?
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document.write( "How can you use algebra, such as using the variable x, to help you.
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document.write( "The measure of one angle is 20 less than the measure of it's complement? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #335354 by cleomenius(959)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x + 2x = 180 \n" ); document.write( "3x = 180 \n" ); document.write( "x = 60 degrees, one angle. \n" ); document.write( "2x = 120 degrees, the second angle. \n" ); document.write( "This does check. \n" ); document.write( "There are two angles in the relationship. \n" ); document.write( "We can use algebra by making one angle x and the second angle, the supplement, 2x. \n" ); document.write( "================================================================================= \n" ); document.write( "For the last part, \n" ); document.write( "x + x + 20 = 90. \n" ); document.write( "2x + 20 = 90 \n" ); document.write( "2x = 70 \n" ); document.write( "x = 35 \n" ); document.write( "x = 35 degrees, this is one angle. \n" ); document.write( "35 + 20 = 55 degrees, this is the second angle. \n" ); document.write( "35 degrees + 55 degrees = 90 degrees, this does check. \n" ); document.write( "Cleomenius.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |