Question

Angle 1 and angle 2 are supplementary. Angle 1 is 14x° and angle 2 is (8x+4)°. What is x?

Answer 1

The sum of the angles is `180˚`, according to the definition of supplementary angles.

Thus,

`overbrace(14x)^(angle1)+overbrace((8x+4))^(angle2)=180`

`22x+4=180`

`22x=176`

`x=8`