SOLUTION: Two supplementary angles have a ratio of 13:17. What is the measure of each angle?

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Question 1167367: Two supplementary angles have a ratio of 13:17. What is the measure of each angle?

Found 3 solutions by Boreal, Alan3354, josgarithmetic:
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source):
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13x:17x
add to 30x
180/30=6x, since 180 is the sum of supplementary angles
78 deg and 102 deg are the angles.

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source):
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Two supplementary angles have a ratio of 13:17. What is the measure of each angle?
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The sum of supplementary angles is 180 degs.
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Two supplementary angles have a ratio of 14:6. What is the measure of each angle?
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14x + 6x = 180
x = 9
----> 126 & 54 degs

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source):
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1 part of 30;

smaller angle,
larger angle,