document.write( "Question 1003372: Begin by letting X represent the degree measure of the angles supplement. The measure of the angle is five times greater than its supplement. \n" ); document.write( "

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Let x = measure of the angle. Supplementary angles are those that add up to 180 degrees, therefore:
\n" ); document.write( "180-x = supplement of the angle
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\n" ); document.write( "And the problem says that the measure of the angle is five times greater than its supplement:
\n" ); document.write( "x = 5(180-x)
\n" ); document.write( "x = 900-5x
\n" ); document.write( "6x = 900
\n" ); document.write( "x = 900/6
\n" ); document.write( "x = 150 degrees is the measure of your angle. And your supplement is:
\n" ); document.write( "180-150= 30 degrees is the supplementary angle
\n" ); document.write( "Proof:
\n" ); document.write( "\"The measure of the angle is five times greater than its supplement\" We just said the supplement is 30, and 30*5= 150. We have the correct answer. \n" ); document.write( "

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