Problema Solution
Find the measure of an angle whose supplement measures
Seventeen times its measure
Answer provided by our tutors
let
x = the angle
y = the supplement angle
x + y = 180
the supplement measures 17 times its measure:
y = 17x
by solving the system of equations:
x + y = 180
y = 17x
we find:
x = 10 degrees
y = 170 degrees
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the measure of the angle is 10 degrees.