SOLUTION: If <1 and <2 are supplementary angles and if the measure of 2 is 17 times the measure of 1, determine the measures of the two angles.

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Question 623844: If <1 and <2 are supplementary angles and if the measure of 2 is 17 times the measure of 1, determine the measures of the two angles.
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If <1 and <2 are supplementary angles and if the measure of 2 is 17 times the measure of 1, determine the measures of the two angles.
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let x=measure of angle 1
180-x=measure of angle 2
180-x=17x
180=18x
x=10
180-x=170
measure of angle 1=10º
measure of angle 2=170º