The measure of a supplement of an angle is 60° more than twice the measure of the angle. What are the two angles?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-30T14:28:31

#40^0# and #140^0#

Supplementary angles add up to #180^0#

If the first angle is #x# and its supplement is #y#, #y=2x+60#

#x+y = 180#

#:.x+(2x+60)=180#

#3x=120#

#:.x=40#

#y=2*40+60 = 140#