Smaller Angle: 49 degrees
Bigger Angle: 131 degrees
Note that supplementary angles add up to be 180 degrees. Knowing this and the information provided in the question, we can use the following system of equations:
x + y = 180 (showing they both add up to 180)
x + 82 = y (to show one angle is 82 more than the other)
We can use the substitution method to solve. Since the second equation ends in "= y" we can substitute the value of it into y for the first equation.
x + y = 180; x + 82 = y ==> x + (x + 82) = 180
And now, solve for x:
x + (x + 82) = 180
x + x + 82 = 180 > combine like terms
2x + 82 = 180
2x = 98
x = 49
So now we have the value for one of the angles! Remembering that the other angle is 82 degrees bigger, dd 49 + 82, which equals 131.
So, our two angle values are 131 and 49! This is correct since both angle measures add up to be 180, which also makes them supplementary!
