document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=14470>Question 14470</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two angles are supplementary.  The measure of the second angle is 45 degrees less than two times the measure of the first angle.  Find the measure of each angle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please show me the formula and the steps to answer it correctly\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "pewe@quixnet.net </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #7244 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Starz><B>Starz(4)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Starz><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=7244\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> alright....you can use a equation to solve this question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we know that the two angles are supplementary, they must equal 180 degrees. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x represent the first angle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The second angle is 45 degrees less than two times the measure of the first angle....so.....the second angle is 2x-45\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you put the equation together you will get x+2x-45=180\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, let's solve:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2x-45=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2x=180+45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=225 divided by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now that you have the degrees of the first angles, you can find out the degrees of the second angle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "second angle=2x-45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "            =2 multiplied by 75-45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "            =150-45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "            =105\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the first angle is 75 degrees and the second angle is 105 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(let's check it to be sure)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75+105=180....yay!!!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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