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An angle is #50^0# less that its supplement. What is the measure of the angle and its supplement?

Answer 1

Wyatt Anderson

#color(blue)("The two supplementary angles are " 50^@, 130^@#

Two angles are said to be supplementary, if their sum equals #180^@#

Let the angles be #hat A = 50^@, hatB#

#hat A + hat B = 180^@#

#hat B = 180 - hat A#

#hat B = 180 - 50 = 130^@#

#color(blue)("The two supplementary angles are " 50^@, 130^@#

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Answer 2

Maverick Smith

Let the measure of the angle be x degrees. Then the measure of its supplement is (180 - x) degrees. According to the given information, the angle is 50 degrees less than its supplement. So, we have the equation: x = (180 - x) - 50 Solving for x: x = 180 - x - 50 2x = 130 x = 65 So, the measure of the angle is 65 degrees and the measure of its supplement is 180 - 65 = 115 degrees.

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