Two angles are supplementary. The measure of the first angle is 36 degrees less than three times the second angle. What are the two measures?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-23T13:03:20

$angle 1 =126^@$

$angle2=54^@$

supplementary $= 180^@$

$angle 1 =3x-36^@$

$angle 2 =x$

$3x-36^@+x=180^@$

$3x+x=180^@+36^@$

$4x=216^@$

$(cancel4x)/cancel4=216^@/4$

$x=54^@$

$3(54^@)-36^@$

$152^@-36^@$

$126^@$

$126^@+54^@=180^@$