The measures of an angle and its supplement differ by 40°. What are the measures of the angles? Hint: An angle and its supplemen

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Galina-37 [17]

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The measures of an angle and its supplement differ by 40°. What are the measures of the angles? Hint: An angle and its supplemen

t have degree measures whose sum is 180°

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bogdanovich [222] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-04T08:32:27+03:00

bogdanovich [222]3 years ago

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Let the two numbers be x and x + 40, then
x + x + 40 = 180
2x = 180 - 40 = 140
x = 140/2 = 70
Therefore, the measures of the two angles are 70° and 70 + 40 = 110°