SOLUTION: the measure of an angle is 9 more then twice the measure of the other angle. If the two angles are supplemtary angles, find the measure of each angle.

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Question 255839: the measure of an angle is 9 more then twice the measure of the other angle. If the two angles are supplemtary angles, find the measure of each angle.
Answer by Greenfinch(383) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call one angle x, the other is 2x +9 and they add up to 180
So 3x + 9 = 180
x = 57
the other is 2x +9 - 127
127 + 57 = 180