document.write( "Question 631521: the sum of the measures of two obtuse angles is 215,the sum of 3/5 of the supplement of the smaller angle and 2/3 the supplement of larger angle is 91. find the measure of the angles. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the sum of the measures of two obtuse angles is 215,the sum of 3/5 of the supplement of the smaller angle and 2/3 the supplement of larger angle is 91. find the measure of the angles.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let larger angle be L, and smaller S
\n" ); document.write( "Then: L + S = 215 ---- L = 215 – S ------ eq (i)
\n" ); document.write( "Supplement of the larger angle = 180 – L
\n" ); document.write( "Supplement of the smaller angle = 180 – S\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2F5%2A%28180+-+S%29+%2B+2%2F3%2A%28180+-+L%29+=+91\" ---- \"%28540+-+3S%29%2F5+%2B+%28360+-+2L%29%2F3+=+91\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3(540 – 3S) + 5(360 – 2L) = 1,365 ------ Multiplying by LCD, 15
\n" ); document.write( "1,620 – 9S + 1,800 – 10L = 1,365
\n" ); document.write( "– 10L – 9S = - 2,055 ------ eq (ii) \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "- 10(215 – S) – 9S = - 2,055 ------- Substituting 215 – S for L in eq (ii)
\n" ); document.write( "– 2,150 + 10S – 9S = - 2,055
\n" ); document.write( "S = - 2,055 + 2,150
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "L = 215 – 95 ------ Substituting 95 for S in eq (i)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "L, or larger angle = \"highlight_green%28120%29\"\r
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