document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1147448>Question 1147448</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An angle measures 158° less than the measure of its supplementary angle. What is the measure of each angle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a is the angle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s is its supplement.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you are given that the angle measures 158 less than its supplement.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this means that a = s - 158.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace a with that in the formula of a + s = 180 to get s - 158 + s = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms to get 2s - 158 = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 158 to both sides to get 2s = 338<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for s to get s = 169<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since a + s = 180, then a has to be equal to 11.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your angle is 11 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the supplement to your angle is 169 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11 + 169 = 180 degrees. there the supplement to the angle of 11 degrees is 169 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "169 - 11 = 158 degrees means the angle is 158 degrees less than its supplement. </SPAN>\n" );
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