SOLUTION: The measures of two supplementary angles are described by the expressions (14x+7)° and (19x+8)°. Find the measures of the angles.

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Question 1171192: The measures of two supplementary angles are described by the expressions (14x+7)° and (19x+8)°. Find the measures of the angles.
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Supplementary angles are angles for which the sum of the measures is 180 degrees.

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Solve for x using basic algebra; then use that value of x to evaluate 14x+7 and 19x+8.