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The sum of 2 angles are 180 degrees. 1 is 5 times more than the smaller angle. What is the degree of the 2 angles?
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The sum of 2 angles are 180 degrees. 1 is 5 times more than the smaller angle. What is the degree of the 2 angles? Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The sum of 2 angles are 180 degrees. 1 is 5 times more than the smaller angle. What is the degree of the 2 angles?
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Let x = degrees of smaller angle
then
5x = degrees of larger angle
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x + 5x = 180
6x = 180
x = 30 degrees (smaller angle)
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Larger angler:
5x = 5(30) = 150 degrees (larger angle)
