document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=898011>Question 898011</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this problem: Two angles are supplementary. One angle is 30 degrees less than the other. Find the larger angle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the larger angle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x-30 = the smaller angle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x)(x-30) = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-30x = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      -180 = -180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 -30x -180 = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: if two angles are supplementary, the SUM will be 180.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the larger angle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x-30 = the smaller angle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x) + (x-30) = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-30 = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 210<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 105 degrees (larger angle)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "smaller angle:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-30 = 105-30 = 75 degrees </SPAN>\n" );
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