document.write( "Question 500620: two angles are supplementary. one angle is 5 degrees than four times the other. what is the angles \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #338217 by cleomenius(959) You can put this solution on YOUR website! I don't know if it was 5 degrees more or less than the larger angle so I worked it out both ways. \n" ); document.write( "================================================================================== \n" ); document.write( "x + 4x + 5 = 180 degrees \n" ); document.write( "5x = 175 degrees. \n" ); document.write( "x = 35 degrees. \n" ); document.write( "35(4) = 140 + 5 = 145 degrees. \n" ); document.write( "145 + 35 = 180 degrees \n" ); document.write( "This does check. \n" ); document.write( "============================================ \n" ); document.write( "x + 4x - 5 = 180 degrees \n" ); document.write( "5x = 185 degrees \n" ); document.write( "x = 37 degrees. \n" ); document.write( "37(4) = 148 - 5 = 143 degress. \n" ); document.write( "143 + 37 = 180 degrees. \n" ); document.write( "This does check also. \n" ); document.write( "=========================================== \n" ); document.write( "Cleomenius.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |