Problema Solution
Use an algebraic approach to solve this problem. One of two supplementary angles is 5°more than one fourth of the angle. Find the measures of the angles.
Answer provided by our tutors
Let one angle be x.
The other is 5+.25x
x+5+.25x=180
or, 5+1.25x=180
or, 1.25x=180-5
or, x= 175/1.25
Therefore, the angles are 140 and 40