SOLUTION: Two angles are supplementary. The measure of the smaller angle is one half the measure of the longer angle.Find the degree measure of the longer angle.

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Question 991322: Two angles are supplementary. The measure of the smaller angle is one half the measure of the longer angle.Find the degree measure of the longer angle.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A%2BS=180
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A=%281%2F2%29S
2A=S
Substituting,
A%2B2A=180
Now solve for A.
Then go back and solve for S.