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Two angles are supplementary and one of the angles is 8 times the other. find the measure of the larger angle.

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  • 14-08-2017

supplementary angles add up to 180 degrees

 angle 1 = x

 angle 2 = 8x

 x +8x = 180

9x = 180

x = 180/9 = 20 degrees

larger angle = 8*20 = 160 degrees


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