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Question 843654: two angles are supplementary if their sum is 180 degrees. the larger angle measures six degrees more then five times the measure of the smaller angle. if x represents the measure of the smaller angle and these two angles are supplementary, find the measure of each angle. Answer by 1335(25) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You know that y=6+(5x) and that x+y=180.
Plug the first equation into the second for y.
x+6+5x=180.
Next combine like terms: 6x+6=180
Subtract 6 from both sides: 6x=174
Divide by 6 on both sides: x=29°
Plug x into the original equation: 29+y=180
Subtract 29 from both sides: y=151°
