document.write( "Question 949727: angle 1 & 2 are a linear pair. angle 1= x-37, and angle 2 = x+87. Find the measure of each angle \n" ); document.write( "
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Linear Pair of angles:
\n" ); document.write( "From Latin: \"linearis\" - \"belonging to a line\"
\n" ); document.write( "Definition: Two angles that are adjacent (share a leg) and supplementary (add up to \"180\"°) \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if angle \"1=++x-37\", and angle \"2+=+x%2B87\", then\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-37%29%2B%28x%2B87%29=180\"...solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-37%2B87=180\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B50=180\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=180-50\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=130\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=65\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find the measure of each angle:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "angle \"1=++x-37\"=>angle \"1=++65-37\"=>angle\"1=highlight%28+28%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and angle \"2+=+x%2B87\"=>angle \"2+=+65%2B87\"=>angle\"2+=highlight%28+152%29\"\r
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