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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the measure of an angle that is one-half the measure of its supplement. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let one of the angles be \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the other be \"180-x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180-x = (1/2)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3/2)x = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (2/3)*180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 120 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180-x = 60 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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