SOLUTION: If one of two supplementay angles is 35 degrees larger than the other, find the measure of the smaller angle.

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Question 351461: If one of two supplementay angles is 35 degrees larger than the other, find the measure of the smaller angle.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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By definition,
A%2BS=180
S=A%2B35
Substitute,
A%2BA%2B35=180
2A=145
highlight%28A=145%2F2%29degrees
Then
S=145%2F2%2B35
S=145%2F2%2B70%2F2
S=215%2F2degrees