Solving Straight Angles with 1 and 2 step equations

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What is a straight angle?

Back

A straight angle is an angle that measures exactly 180 degrees.

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What does it mean for two angles to be supplementary?

Back

Two angles are supplementary if the sum of their measures is 180 degrees.

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How do you set up an equation for supplementary angles?

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To set up an equation for supplementary angles, add the measures of the two angles and set the sum equal to 180 degrees.

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If one angle measures 60 degrees and the other is represented as 20x, what equation can be formed?

Back

The equation is 20x + 60 = 180.

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How do you solve the equation 20x + 60 = 180 for x?

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Subtract 60 from both sides to get 20x = 120, then divide by 20 to find x = 6.

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What is the equation for a straight angle measuring 10x?

Back

The equation is 10x = 180.

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How do you solve the equation 10x = 180 for x?

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Divide both sides by 10 to find x = 18.

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If a straight angle is represented as 5y + 160 degrees, what equation can be formed?

Back

The equation is 5y + 160 = 180.

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How do you solve the equation 5y + 160 = 180 for y?

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Subtract 160 from both sides to get 5y = 20, then divide by 5 to find y = 4.

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What is the first step in solving a linear equation?

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The first step is to isolate the variable on one side of the equation.