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The supplement of an angle is twice the measure of the angle itself. find the angle.
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The supplement of an angle is twice the measure of the angle itself. find the angle.
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! The supplement of an angle is twice the measure of the angle itself. find the angle.
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We know the supplement of an angle = 180 - the angle
or
supplemental angles add up 180 degrees
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let a = the angle
then
(180-a) = the supplement of the angle
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Write an equation for the statement:
"The supplement of an angle is twice the measure of the angle itself."
(180-a) = 2a
180 = 2a + a
180 = 3a
a =
a = 60 degrees is the angle
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If you substitute 60 for a in the original equation, you will confirm it
