Two supplementary angles have the following measures m<ABC =135 and m<CBD = 9x . What is the equation to solve for x?

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Two angles are supplementary if the sum of their measures equals 180 degrees. Given the measures of the angles, we have:

  • \( m \angle ABC = 135 \) degrees
  • \( m \angle CBD = 9x \) degrees

Since these angles are supplementary, we can set up the following equation:

\[ m \angle ABC + m \angle CBD = 180 \]

Substituting the given values, we get:

\[ 135 + 9x = 180 \]

This is the equation you need to solve for \( x \).