Question 162548: two angles are supplementary. one angle is 42 degrees less then the other one. find the measure of both angles Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let the larger angle be x and the smaller y.
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A) x=y+42
B) x+y=180
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A) x-y=42
B) x+y=180
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==>2x=222
x=111
y=69
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Ed