SOLUTION: If two adjacent angles from a straight line, and the ratio of the larger angle to the smaller angle is 7 to 3, what is the measure in degrees of the smaller angle?
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Question 852552: If two adjacent angles from a straight line, and the ratio of the larger angle to the smaller angle is 7 to 3, what is the measure in degrees of the smaller angle? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If two adjacent angles from a straight line, and the ratio of the larger angle to the smaller angle is 7 to 3, what is the measure in degrees of the smaller angle?
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sum of the angles = 180
The larger:smaller = 7x:3x
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Equation:
7x + 3x = 180
10x = 180
x = 18
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larger = 7x = 7*18 = 126 degrees
smaller = 3x = 3*18 = 54 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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