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The measure of the angle is fourteen times greater than its supplement

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Let
x= the measure of the smaller angle
The measure of the larger angle is then
14x

So we get

x+14x=180^(o)

\rightarrow 15x=180^(o)

\rightarrow x=12^(o) is the smaller angle

The larger angle is
14x=14*12^(o)=168^(o)
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