SOLUTION: Angle ABD=5x, Angle BDE=(17x-18). Both angles are supplementary. Find the measures of both angles.

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Question 492506: Angle ABD=5x, Angle BDE=(17x-18). Both angles are supplementary. Find the measures of both angles.
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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5x + 17x - 18 = 180
22x = 198
x = 9
5(9) = 45 degrees. This is one angle
17(9) = 153; 153 = 18 = 135 degrees. This is the second angle.
They are supplementary, the solution does check.
Cleomenius.