SOLUTION: One angle of a parallelogram is 15​° less than twice the measure of the angle next to it. The sum of the measures of the angles is​ 180°. Find the measure of the adjacent ang

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Question 1152013: One angle of a parallelogram is 15​° less than twice the measure of the angle next to it. The sum of the measures of the angles is​ 180°. Find the measure of the adjacent angles of the parallelogram.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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let one angle be x°
adjacent angle is 2x-15°
sum:
x+%2B+2x-15+=+180°
3x+=+180%2B15°
3x+=+195°
x+=+65°-> one angle
2x-15°=>2%2A65-15°=>115°->the angle next to it