SOLUTION: Find the measures of two supplementary angles if the measure of one angle is 6 less than 5 times the measure of the other angle
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Question 1052001: Find the measures of two supplementary angles if the measure of one angle is 6 less than 5 times the measure of the other angle Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find the measures of two supplementary angles if the measure of one angle is 6 less than 5 times the measure of the other angle
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Equations:
a + b = 180 degrees
a = 5b-6
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Substitute for "a" and solve for "b"::
5b-6 + b = 180
6b = 186
b = 31 degrees
a = 180-31 = 149 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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