SOLUTION: If the measure of angle 1= 4x+3 and the measure of angle 2=3x+8, find x so that angle 1 is supplementary to angle 2

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Question 718949: If the measure of angle 1= 4x+3 and the measure of angle 2=3x+8, find x so that angle 1 is supplementary to angle 2
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two angles are supplementary if their measures add up to 180. So:
(4x+3) + (3x+8) = 180
Now we solve for x:
7x + 11 = 180
7x = 169
x = 169/11