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Two adjacent angles are supplementary. One angle measures twice the other angle. What is the measure of the larger angle

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Answer:

120

Step-by-step explanation:

x + y = 180

2x = y

Use substitution to solve for this system of equations (substitute 2x for y)

x + (2x) = 180

3x = 180

x = 60

Plug in x into one equation:

2(60) = y

y = 120

120 is the larger angle.

The measure of the larger angle is 120° if the two adjacent angles are supplementary and one angle measures twice the other angle.

What are supplementary angles?

It is defined as the angles whose sum is 180°, if we have a measure of one angle then we can find the other one by subtracting it from the 180°

We have two adjacent angles that are supplementary.

Let's suppose the measure of one angle is x° and the measure of the second one is y°, then the sum of the x and y will be 180°

x+y = 180°   and

x = 2y   (as the one angle measures twice the other)

Put x = 2y in the first equation, we get:

2y + y = 180°

3y = 180°

y = 60°    (divide by 3 on both sides)

Put this value in the x = 2y, we get:

x = 2(60) = 120°

Thus, the measure of the larger angle is 120° if the two adjacent angles are supplementary and one angle measures twice the other angle.

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