SOLUTION: two angles are adjacent and form an angle of 135 degree if the larger is 15 degree more tthan three times the smaller find the angles

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Question 1083226: two angles are adjacent and form an angle of 135 degree if the larger is 15 degree more tthan three times the smaller find the angles
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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smaller=x
larger is 3x+15
sum is 180
x+3x+15=180
4x=165
x=41.25 degrees, smaller
3x+15=138.75 degrees, larger