SOLUTION: The measure of a supplement of an angle is four more than three times the angle. How much is the angle and the supplement?
I got: 44 degrees, 136 degrees
Not sure if this is
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I got: 44 degrees, 136 degrees
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Question 80543: The measure of a supplement of an angle is four more than three times the angle. How much is the angle and the supplement?
I got: 44 degrees, 136 degrees
Not sure if this is correct.
Thanks~ Answer by tutorcecilia(2152) (Show Source):
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Angle x + Angle y =180
Angle y = 3x+4, so
x+(3x+4)=180 [solve for x]
3x+4=180
3x=180-4
3x=176
x=44
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Plugging in the values
44+[3(44)+4]=180
44+(132+4)=180
180=180 [checks out]
