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 $y$ , $y=2x+60$

$x+y = 180$

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

$3x=120$

$:.x=40$

$y=2*40+60 = 140$