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Find the measure of the supplement for the angle 78

Find the measure of the supplement for the angle 78-example-1
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Two angles are supplementary if their sum is equal to 180°; therefore, in our case, if
\begin{gathered} \angle x+78\degree=180\degree \\ \Rightarrow\angle x=180\degree-78\degree=102\degree \end{gathered}Therefore, the answer is 102°

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