SOLUTION: The angles are supplementary and determine the measures of angle 1 and angle 2 6x+5

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Question 550280: The angles are supplementary and determine the measures of angle 1 and angle 2
6x+5
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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You left some critical information out. What are the two angles in algebraic terms?
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If angle 1 = x and angle 2 = 6x+5, then we know
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x + 6x+5 = 180 degrees
7x = 175
x = 25
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The two angles are 25 and 180-25 = 155.
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Done.