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Quickly help please!!! An angle measures 162° more than the measure of its supplementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?

Quickly help please!!! An angle measures 162° more than the measure of its supplementary-example-1
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Answer:

9 and 171 degrees

Explanation:

Let the first unknown angle be x. Then the second is x + 162 degrees. Then, since supplementary angles sum up to 180 degrees,

x + x + 162 degrees = 180 degrees, or

2x = 18 degrees. Therefore the first angle is 9 degrees and the second is 171 degrees.

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Answer:

Your answer is 18 ° and 162 °

Explanation:

All you need to do is subtract the number you're given from 180.

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