SOLUTION: one angle in a linear pair measures three times as much as the other.what is the measure of each angle?

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Question 767880: one angle in a linear pair measures three times as much as the other.what is the measure of each angle?
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x = one angle
3x = other angle

x + 3x = 180 {a linear pair adds up to 180°}
4x = 180 {combined like terms}
x = 45° {divided each side by 4}
3x = 135° {substituted 45, in for x, into 3x}

the two angles are 45° and 135°

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