SOLUTION: Angle 1 and 2 are supplementary. Angle 2 is vertical to a 75 degree angle. What are the measures of angle 1 and 2?

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Question 964434: Angle 1 and 2 are supplementary. Angle 2 is vertical to a 75 degree angle. What are the measures of angle 1 and 2?
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Supplementary angles add up to 180, so angles 1 + 2= 180. Angle 2 is vertical to a 75 degree angle. Since vertical angles are opposite pairs of congruent angles, if it's opposite is 75 degrees, angle 2 is also 75 degrees. And angle 1 is:
180-75= 105 degrees