SOLUTION: angle a and angle b are supplementary. Twice the measure of angle a is one-half the measure of angle b. find the angle of measure b

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Question 650507: angle a and angle b are supplementary. Twice the measure of angle a is one-half the measure of angle b. find the angle of measure b
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angle a and angle b are supplementary. Twice the measure of angle a is one-half the measure of angle b. find the angle of measure b
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a+b=180º
a=180-b
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2a=b/2
2(180-b)=b/2
360 -2b=b/2
720-4b=b
5b=720
b=144
angle of measure b=144º