Question

The m<1 is 18 more than twice m<2. Find m<3.

Answer 1

Answer:  126 degrees

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Explanation

x = measure of angle 1

y = measure of angle 2

x = 2y+18, since angle 1 is 18 more than twice that of angle 2

Assuming this is a parallelogram, the adjacent angles are supplementary. So,

x+y = 180

2y+18+y = 180

3y+18 = 180

3y = 180-18

3y = 162

y = 162/3

y = 54

This leads to,

x = 2y+18

x = 2*54+18

x = 108+18

x = 126

Note that x+y = 126+54 = 180

Another useful fact about parallelograms is that the opposite angles are the same measure. So angle 1 = angle 3 = 126 degrees