SOLUTION: In a certain linear pair, one angle measures twice as much as the other. What is the measure of each angle?

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Question 1088474: In a certain linear pair, one angle measures twice as much as the other. What is the measure of each angle?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the linear pair of angles be x & y.
given: one angle is two times the other
so, x+=+2y

since the sum of linear pair is x%2By+=+180, we have
2y%2By+=+180
3y+=+180
y+=+180%2F3+=+60
x+=+2y+=+2%2A60+=+120
The required angles are 120 and 60.