Problema Solution

Two angles are supplementary. (The measures of supplementary angles sum up to 180 degrees.) One is three times the other. Find their measurements

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let 'x' and 'y' be the two supplementary angles


x + y = 180


one is three times the other


x = 3y


by solving the system of equations


x + y = 180

x = 3y


we find


x = 135 degrees


y = 45 degrees


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