Question

The measure of the angles in a linear pair are x and (x+40). Find the measure of each of them

Answer 1

Answer:

If two angles form a linear pair, then the sum of the degree measure of the angles is 180

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Let x be the measure of the smaller angle.

Then,

2x is the measure of the other angle.

So,

x+2x=180

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3x=180

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x=60

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The measures of the angles are 60

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and 120

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