document.write( "Question 985999: Hi I need help on a problem about angles that I am stuck on. I have been trying to solve the problem for the past 30 minutes and I need help. They is a vertical angle that is congruent. One angle side is 140 degrees and the one congruent from it is (3y+2x) there is also one next to both of them that is (x+y) and it says solve for x and y and I need help. Thank you so much! \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The two vertical angles have equal measure so the first equation is:\r\n" );
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document.write( "140 = 3y+2x\r\n" );
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document.write( "The 140° angle and the x+y angle form a linear pair, so the second equation is:\r\n" );
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document.write( "140+x+y = 180\r\n" );
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document.write( "So we need to solve this system of equations:\r\n" );
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document.write( "I won't tell you the answer but if you solve the system by \r\n" );
document.write( "substitution, x comes out as a negative number and y is a \r\n" );
document.write( "positive number.\r\n" );
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