SOLUTION: Two lines intersect such that the measure of each obtuse angle formed by the lines is three times the measure of each acute angle formed by the lines. What is the measure, in degre

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Question 1068231: Two lines intersect such that the measure of each obtuse angle formed by the lines is three times the measure of each acute angle formed by the lines. What is the measure, in degrees, of an obtuse angle formed by the lines?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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The two angles add to 180 degrees, a straight line.
one angle is x, the other is 3x
they add to 4x, also to 180 degrees. Therefore, 4x=180 degrees
x=45 degrees
3x=135, the obtuse angle formed by the lines ANSWER.