document.write( "Question 1062915: Two angles are supplementary. If one is 10 more than twice the other, what is the measure of both angles? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #677921 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Let x and y be the two unknown angles.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "They are supplementary, so they add to 180 degrees \"x%2By+=+180\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve for y to get \"y+=+180-x\" (subtract x from both sides)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"one is 10 more than twice the other\" means that \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+2x%2B10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Plug in \"y+=+180-x\" and solve for x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+2x%2B10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"180-x+=+2x%2B10\" Notice how y is replaced with 180-x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"180-x%2Bx+=+2x%2B10%2Bx\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"180+=+3x%2B10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"180-10+=+3x%2B10-10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"170+=+3x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x+=+170\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2F3+=+170%2F3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+170%2F3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+56.67\" This is approximate\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now plug \"x+=+170%2F3\" into \"y+=+2x%2B10\" to find y\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+2x%2B10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+2%28170%2F3%29%2B10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+340%2F3%2B10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+340%2F3%2B30%2F3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+370%2F3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+123.33\" This is approximate\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We found that \"x+=+56.67\" and \"y+=+123.33\" approximately\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the two angle measures are approximately 56.67 degrees and 123.33 degrees
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