document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=612423>Question 612423</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One angle is four times as large as its supplement. What is the measure of the smaller angle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #385484 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=llorton><B>llorton(14)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=llorton><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=385484\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two supplementary angles is, by definition, 180 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If we let x = the smaller angle, then 4x = the larger angle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since they are supplementary angles, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 4x = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    5x = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dividing both sides of the equation by 5 yields<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     x = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The measure of the smaller angle is 36 degrees. </SPAN>\n" );
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