bernardl
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<1 and <2 form a linear pair. If m<1 = 5x + 9 and m<2 = 3x + 11, find the measures of both angles.
Finding the Measures of Angles in a Linear Pair
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Hi bernardl and welcome to MHB! :D
I've re-titled your recent threads to give them a name that accurately reflects the problem at hand.
A linear pair of angles have measures that sum to 180 degrees, so we want to solve
5x + 9 + 3x + 11 = 180
for x, then substitute that value for x into the respective expressions to find the measure of the two angles.
I've re-titled your recent threads to give them a name that accurately reflects the problem at hand.
A linear pair of angles have measures that sum to 180 degrees, so we want to solve
5x + 9 + 3x + 11 = 180
for x, then substitute that value for x into the respective expressions to find the measure of the two angles.
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Whoever gave you this problem clearly expected you to know what "linear pair of angles" meant! Did you? If so it is easy to set up an equation to solve.
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