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Question 760544: find the measures of two supplementary angles if the measure of one angle is 5 less than 4 times the measure of the older Answer by Stitch(470) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two angles are supplements when they add up to 180
Equation 1:
Equation 2:
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Plug (4B - 5) into equation 1 for A
Equation 1:
Combine like terms
Add 5 to both sides
Divide both sides by 5
Now plug 37 into equation 2 for B
Equation 2:
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