SOLUTION: if angle 1 = 4x-3 and angle 2 =3x+8, find x so that angle 1 is supplementary to angle 2

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Question 986985: if angle 1 = 4x-3 and angle 2 =3x+8, find x so that angle 1 is supplementary to angle 2
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If angle 1 and angle 2 are supplementary:
angle 1 + angle 2=180 degrees
(4x-3)+(3x+8)=180 degrees
7x+5=180 degrees
7x=175 degrees
x=25 degrees