Question

one angle of a linear pair is 10 more than two thirds the other angle. find the measure if both angles

Answer 1

Answer:

One Angle = 110°

Other Angle = 70°

Step-by-step explanation:

A linear pair means that two angles are in a straight line (or, a straight angle).

A straight line is 180 degrees.

THey are supplementary.

We can say one angle is "a" and another one is "b".

One angle is 10 MORE THAN 2/3rds of the other, we can write:

$a=\frac{2}{3}b+10$

Also, since they are supplementary (add up to 180), we can write:

a + b = 180

We can now substitute 1st equation in this one and find b:

$a+b=180\\(\frac{2}{3}b+10)+b=180\\\frac{2}{3}b+b=180-10\\\frac{5}{3}b=170\\b=\frac{170}{\frac{5}{3}}\\b=170*\frac{3}{5}\\b=110$

Since a + b = 180, we can write:

a + 110 = 180

so,

a = 180 - 110

a = 70

Thus,

One Angle = 110°

Other Angle = 70°