document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1013324>Question 1013324</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Consecutive angles of a parallelogram measure (7x-2) degrees and (8x+2) degrees. Find the measures of the angles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #629579 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=629579\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Consecutive angles of a parallelogram are supplementary...thus we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x - 2 + 8x + 2 = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so that the angles are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7(12) - 2 = 72 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8(12) + 2 = 98 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There will be two more angles just like these... </SPAN>\n" );
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